Associations to the word «Concentration»

Wiktionary

CONCENTRATION, noun. The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
CONCENTRATION, noun. The direction of attention to a specific object.
CONCENTRATION, noun. The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
CONCENTRATION, noun. The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
CONCENTRATION, noun. A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
CONCENTRATION, noun. The proportion of a substance in a whole.
CONCENTRATION, noun. (chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
CONCENTRATION, noun. The matching game pelmanism.
CONCENTRATION CAMP, noun. A camp where large numbers of persons—such as political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees—are detained for the purpose of concentrating them in one place.
CONCENTRATION CAMP, noun. A camp or premises in which persons considered to be undesirable by those who control it are hidden away, mistreated, and even killed.
CONCENTRATION CAMP, noun. A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place.
CONCENTRATION CAMPS, noun. Plural of concentration camp

Dictionary definition

CONCENTRATION, noun. The strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume.
CONCENTRATION, noun. The spatial property of being crowded together.
CONCENTRATION, noun. Strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material.
CONCENTRATION, noun. Increase in density.
CONCENTRATION, noun. Complete attention; intense mental effort.
CONCENTRATION, noun. Bringing together military forces.
CONCENTRATION, noun. Great and constant diligence and attention.

Wise words

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