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concentration
- /ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
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.
noun concentrations
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated. The Koreans Almost all the Koreans in China live in the north-eastern provinces. The greatest concentration is found in an area of approximately 1,200 square miles in Kirin Province, an area which is part of the Yen-pien Korean Autonomous Chou.
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- 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.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole. The Koreans Almost all the Koreans in China live in the north-eastern provinces. The greatest concentration is found in an area of approximately 1,200 square miles in Kirin Province, an area which is part of the Yen-pien Korean Autonomous Chou.
- The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: engrossment, assiduousness, assiduity, compactness, denseness, absorption, density, concentrated, attention, emphasis, focused, concentrate, observable, refocusing, focusing, focussing
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noun act or process of concentrating
| Español | concentración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 집중 jipjung, 집중력 jipjungnyeok |
| 日本語 | 集中 shūchū, 集中力 shūchū-ryoku |
| 中文 | 專注力 /专注力 zhuānzhù-lì |
| Português | concentração |
| Français | concentration |
| Deutsch | Konzentration |
| Italiano | concentrazione |
| Ελληνικά | συγκέντρωση sygkéntrosi |
| Română | concentrare |
| Русский | концентра́ция koncentrácija |
| العربية | تَرْكِيز tarkīz |
| עברית | ריכוז rikuz |
noun act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid
| Español | concentración |
|---|---|
| Português | concentração |
| Français | concentration |
| Deutsch | Konzentration |
| Italiano | concentrazione |
| Română | concentrare |
| Русский | сгуще́ние sguščénije |
noun proportion of substance in a mixture
| Español | concentración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 농도 nongdo |
| 日本語 | 濃度 nōdo |
| 中文 | 濃度 /浓度 nóngdù |
| हिन्दी | सांद्रता sāndratā |
| Português | concentração |
| Français | concentration |
| Deutsch | Konzentration |
| Italiano | concentrazione |
| Ελληνικά | συγκέντρωση sygkéntrosi |
| Română | concentrație |
| Русский | концентра́ция koncentrácija |
| العربية | تَرْكِيز tarkīz |
| עברית | ריכוז rikuz |
noun direction of attention to a specific object
| 한국어 | 집중 jipjung |
|---|
noun act or process of removing the dress of ore
| Русский | обогаще́ние obogaščénije |
|---|
noun chemistry: amount of solute present in a solution
| Español | concentración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 농도 nongdo |
| हिन्दी | सांद्रता sāndratā |
| Português | concentração |
| Français | concentration |
| Italiano | concentrazione |
| Română | concentrație |
| Русский | концентра́ция koncentrácija |
| العربية | تَرْكِيز tarkīz |
Talk about this word "concentration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concentration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concentration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concentration "concentration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concentration.Cite this
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