Concentration
11concentration — 1630s, action of bringing to a center, noun of action from verb CONCENTRATE (Cf. concentrate) (q.v.). Meaning a mass so collected is from 1670s; continuous focus of mental activity is from 1846 …
12concentration — application, *attention, study Analogous words: intentness, raptness, engrossment, absorption (see corresponding adjectives at INTENT) Antonyms: distraction …
13concentration — ► NOUN 1) the action or power of concentrating. 2) a close gathering of people or things. 3) the relative amount of a particular substance contained within a solution or mixture …
14concentration — [kän΄sən trā′shən] n. [ML concentratio] 1. a concentrating or being concentrated 2. close or fixed attention 3. strength or density, as of a solution 4. a concentrated substance …
15Concentration — For other uses, see Concentration (disambiguation). In chemistry, concentration is defined as the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Four types can be distinguished: mass concentration, molar concentration,… …
16concentration — noun 1 giving all your attention/effort to sth ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, intense ▪ absolute, total ▪ a look of total concentration on her face ▪ …
17Concentration — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Concentration », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Au sens premier, la concentration est l… …
18concentration — n. 1) to disrupt, disturb one s concentration 2) deep concentration 3) concentration on 4) in concentration (in deep concentration) * * * [ˌkɒns(ə)n treɪʃ(ə)n] disturb one s concentration deep concentration to disrupt concentration on in… …
19concentration — con|cen|tra|tion W2S3 [ˌkɔnsənˈtreıʃən US ˌka:n ] n 1.) [U] the ability to think about something carefully or for a long time →↑concentrate ▪ She needed all her powers of concentration to stop herself from slipping on the icy road. ▪ Lack of… …
20concentration — [[t]kɒ̱ns(ə)ntre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ concentrations 1) N UNCOUNT Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it. Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration... We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.… …
