Concentration
[kɒns(ə)n'treɪʃ(ə)n] or ['kɑnsn'treʃən]
Definition
(noun.) strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material.
(noun.) bringing together military forces.
(noun.) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume.
(noun.) the spatial property of being crowded together.
(noun.) complete attention; intense mental effort.
(noun.) increase in density.
Checked by Hillel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.
(n.) The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
(n.) 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.
Editor: Tamara
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Condensation, compression into a small compass.[2]. Reduction by evaporation.
Typist: Merritt
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONCENTRATE]
Checked by Gwen
Examples
- His concentration broke, he began to look at her simply and naturally. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The marches were short, to make concentration easier in case of attack. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Here is too much concentration of people. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- All I would now add is, that you commence the concentration of your forces at once. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He has the constitution of a rhinoceros, the digestion of an ostrich, and the concentration of an oyster. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I know how he has narrowed the circle of his sympathies and duties, in the concentration of his whole mind upon me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She drew slowly, with a wicked concentration in her eyes, her head on one side, an intense stillness over her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- For two hours, with most intense concentration, Holmes examined every object in turn, but his face showed that his quest was not a successful one. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- All of his concentration was on Pablo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Before my arrival, Thomas ordered their concentration at Bridgeport. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As he contemplated the concentration of six thousand tons daily, the expense of manual labor to move such an immense quantity of rock, sand, and ore would be absolutely prohibitive. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Moreover, in their fullness they represent the concentration and consummation of elements of good which are otherwise scattered and incomplete. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Here is a concentration of planes which means something very bad. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now this concentration must represent a profound impetus in the business world--an impetus which certainly cannot be obliterated, even if anyone were foolish enough to wish it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- All high school boys and girls know the difference between the concentration and the diffusion of this impulse, although they would be hopelessly bewildered by the use of terms. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I will send Anselmo with a report of all movement and concentrations. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Vivienne