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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Concentration \Con`cen*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. concentration.]
     1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of
        becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated;
        concentration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Concentration of the lunar beams.     --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Intense concetration of thought.      --Sir J.
                                                    Herschel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as
        by evaporation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration.
                                                    --Knight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Metal.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]flegmation.]
     (Chem.)
     The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by
     evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also
     concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it.
     [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]flegmation.]
     (Chem.)
     The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by
     evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also
     concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it.
     [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Concentration \Con`cen*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. concentration.]
     1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of
        becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated;
        concentration.
  
              Concentration of the lunar beams.     --Boyle.
  
              Intense concetration of thought.      --Sir J.
                                                    Herschel.
  
     2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as
        by evaporation.
  
              The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration.
                                                    --Knight.
  
     3. (Metal.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  concentration
       n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a
            substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic
            meter)
       2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: density,
           denseness, compactness] [ant: distribution]
       3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a
          mixture) by removing extraneous material [ant: dilution]
       4: increase in density
       5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: engrossment,
           absorption, immersion]
       6: bringing together military forces
       7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: assiduity,
           assiduousness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     Γαλλικά n.
     συγκέντρωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     Interlingua n.
     (l en concentration) (gloss: state or degree of being concentrated)
     n.
     1 The act, process or ability of concentrate; the process of becoming
  concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
     2 # The direction of attention to a specific object.
     3 # The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid,
  as by evaporation.
     4 # 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.
     5 A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a
  student in a college or university.
     6 The proportion of a substance in a whole.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Concentration
     German n.
     f (de-superseded spelling of Konzentration used=pre-1901)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     n.
     1 The act, process or ability of concentrate; the process of becoming
  concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
     2 # The direction of attention to a specific object.
     3 # The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid,
  as by evaporation.
     4 # 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.
     5 A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a
  student in a college or university.
     6 The proportion of a substance in a whole.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     n.
     1 The act, process or ability of concentrate; the process of becoming
  concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
     2 # The direction of attention to a specific object.
     3 # The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid,
  as by evaporation.
     4 # 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.
     5 A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a
  student in a college or university.
     6 The proportion of a substance in a whole.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Concentration
     German n.
     f (de-superseded spelling of Konzentration used=pre-1901)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     Interlingua n.
     (l en concentration) (gloss: state or degree of being concentrated)
     n.
     1 The act, process or ability of concentrate; the process of becoming
  concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
     2 # The direction of attention to a specific object.
     3 # The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid,
  as by evaporation.
     4 # 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.
     5 A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a
  student in a college or university.
     6 The proportion of a substance in a whole.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Concentration
     German n.
     f (de-superseded spelling of Konzentration used=pre-1901)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     Ranska n.
     1 keskitys
     2 ''(psykologia)'' keskittyminen
     3 ''(kemia)'' konsentraatio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentration
     Engelska n.
     koncentration

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Concentration /kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/
  التركيز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  concentration //ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən// //ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən// 
  1. концентриране, сгъстяване
  act or process of concentrating
  2. сгъстяване, концентрация
  act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid
  3. обогатяване
  act or process of removing the dress of ore
  4. концентрация 2.
  proportion of substance in a mixture
   3.
  chemistry: amount of solute present in a solution

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  concentration /kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/ 
  zhuštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  concentration /kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/ 
  soustřeďování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  concentration /kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/ 
  soustředění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  concentration /kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/ 
  koncentrace