2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which has to do with concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers. --Combe. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
concentrativeness — noun The state or quality of being concentrative … Wiktionary
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Rufus Porter — For the American football player see Rufus Porter (American football) . For the American poet see Rufus L. Porter .Rufus M. Porter (May 1, 1792 August 13, 1884) was an American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine.Famous … Wikipedia
concentrate — concentrative /kon seuhn tray tiv, keuhn sen treuh /, adj. concentrativeness, n. concentrator, n. /kon seuhn trayt /, v., concentrated, concentrating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one… … Universalium
phrenology — phrenologic /fren l oj ik/, phrenological, adj. phrenologically, adv. phrenologist, n. /fri nol euh jee, fre /, n. a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by … Universalium
