Meaning

8 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

  2. The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

    (uncountable, usually)The direction of attention to a specific object.

  3. (uncountable, usually)The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.

    Konzentration

    сгуще́ниеsguščénije

  4. (uncountable, usually)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.

    обогаще́ниеobogaščénije

  5. (uncountable, usually)A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

  6. (uncountable, usually)The proportion of a substance in a whole.

    Konzentration

    концентра́цияkoncentrácija

  7. The proportion of a substance in a whole.

    (physical, uncountable, usually)The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))

    концентра́цияkoncentrácija

  8. (uncountable, usually)The matching game pelmanism.

More definitions
  • strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
  • bringing together military forces
  • the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
  • the spatial property of being crowded together

Examples

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  1. This is the kind of work that requires a high level of concentration.

    ruЭто такая работа, которая требует большого уровня концентрации.

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  2. You've ruined my concentration.

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  3. Tom's grandfather was a concentration camp survivor.

    ruДед Тома выжил в концлагере.

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  4. Tom is losing his concentration.

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  5. The concentration of ascorbic acid in the tablet is very low.

    Концентрація аскорбінової кислоти у пігулці дуже низька.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or process of concentrating:
Русский
By meaning 3
act or process of concentrating:
act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid:
act or process of removing the dress of ore:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act or process of concentrating:

Origin

From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place

From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion.

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