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concentration

noun
/ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

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.

  1. borrowed from concentrātiō

Definitions

  1. The act, process or ability of concentrating

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

  2. A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or…

    A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

  3. The proportion of a substance in a whole.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The matching game pelmanism.

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Derived

bioconcentration, concentrational, concentration camp, concentration cell, concentration effect, concentration table, concentration time, concentration-time curve, critical micelle concentration, cryoconcentration, deconcentration, haemoconcentration, hemoconcentration, hyperconcentration, leukoconcentration, mascon, minimum inhibitory concentration, molal concentration, molar concentration, n-firm concentration ratio, nonconcentration, overconcentration, preconcentration, radioconcentration, reconcentration, superconcentration, time of concentration

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at concentration. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at concentration. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at concentration

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA