concentration
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
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.
Base: concentrate
Affixes: -ion
Inflected forms:
form: concentrations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: 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.
gloss: The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
gloss: The proportion of a substance in a whole.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: 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.
Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
gloss: The proportion of a substance in a whole.
pos: noun
tags: physical
uncountable
usually
gloss: The matching game pelmanism.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
Related words: salinity
Derived words: 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
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: تَرْكِيز
roman: tarkīz
lang: Azerbaijani
word: təmərküz
lang: Azerbaijani
word: təmərküzləşmə
lang: Bulgarian
word: концентриране
roman: koncentrirane
lang: Bulgarian
word: сгъстяване
roman: sgǎstjavane
lang: Catalan
word: concentració
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 專注力 /专注力
roman: zhuānzhù-lì
lang: Czech
word: koncentrace
lang: Danish
word: koncentration
lang: Dutch
word: concentratie
lang: Finnish
word: keskittäminen
lang: Finnish
word: keskitys
lang: Finnish
word: keskittyminen
lang: French
word: concentration
lang: German
word: Konzentration
lang: Greek
word: συγκέντρωση
roman: sygkéntrosi
lang: Ancient Greek
word: συγκέντρωσις
roman: sunkéntrōsis
lang: Hebrew
word: ריכוז
roman: rikuz
lang: Indonesian
word: konsentrasi
lang: Italian
word: concentrazione
lang: Japanese
word: 集中
roman: shūchū
lang: Japanese
word: 集中力
roman: shūchū-ryoku
lang: Korean
word: 집중
roman: jipjung
lang: Korean
word: 집중력
roman: jipjungnyeok
lang: Lithuanian
word: koncentracija
lang: Malay
word: pemekatan
lang: Malay
word: konsentrasi
lang: Māori
word: kukūtanga
lang: Mongolian
word: анхаарал
roman: anxaaral
lang: Mongolian
word: анхаарал төвлөрөх
roman: anxaaral tövlöröx
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠷᠤᠯ
roman: angqarul
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠠᠩᠬᠠᠷᠤᠯ ᠲᠥᠪᠯᠡᠷᠡᠬᠦ
roman: angqarul töblerekü
lang: Persian
word: تمرکز
roman: tamarkoz
lang: Polish
word: koncentracja
lang: Polish
word: skupienie
lang: Portuguese
word: concentração
lang: Romanian
word: concentrare
lang: Russian
word: концентра́ция
roman: koncentrácija
lang: Spanish
word: concentración
lang: Swedish
word: koncentration
lang: Tagalog
word: pagpapalapot
lang: Turkish
word: konsantrasyon
lang: Turkish
word: motivasyon
lang: Ukrainian
word: концентра́ція
roman: koncentrácija
lang: Ukrainian
word: зосередженість
roman: zoseredženistʹ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: qatılaşma
lang: Bulgarian
word: сгъстяване
roman: sgǎstjavane
lang: Catalan
word: concentració
lang: Czech
word: koncentrace
lang: Dutch
word: concentratie
lang: Finnish
word: tiivistäminen
lang: Finnish
word: väkevöittäminen
lang: French
word: concentration
lang: German
word: Konzentration
lang: Italian
word: concentrazione
lang: Malay
word: pemekatan
lang: Malay
word: konsentrasi
lang: Portuguese
word: concentração
lang: Romanian
word: concentrare
lang: Russian
word: сгуще́ние
roman: sguščénije
lang: Spanish
word: concentración
lang: Afrikaans
word: konsentrasie
lang: Arabic
word: تَرْكِيز
roman: tarkīz
lang: Azerbaijani
word: qatılıq
lang: Bulgarian
word: концентрация
roman: koncentracija
lang: Catalan
word: concentració
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 濃度 /浓度
roman: nóngdù
lang: Dutch
word: concentratie
lang: Finnish
word: pitoisuus
lang: Finnish
word: konsentraatio
lang: French
word: concentration
lang: German
word: Konzentration
lang: Greek
word: συγκέντρωση
roman: sygkéntrosi
lang: Hebrew
word: ריכוז
roman: rikuz
lang: Hindi
word: सांद्रता
roman: sāndratā
lang: Italian
word: concentrazione
lang: Japanese
word: 濃度
roman: nōdo
lang: Korean
word: 농도
roman: nongdo
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: xestî
lang: Malay
word: kepekatan
lang: Malay
word: konsentrasi
lang: Māori
word: kukūtanga
lang: Polish
word: koncentracja
lang: Polish
word: stężenie
lang: Portuguese
word: concentração
lang: Romanian
word: concentrație
lang: Russian
word: концентра́ция
roman: koncentrácija
lang: Spanish
word: concentración
lang: Swedish
word: koncentration
lang: Tagalog
word: damsik
lang: Tagalog
word: lapot
lang: Telugu
word: గాఢత
roman: gāḍhata
lang: Turkish
word: konsantrasyon
lang: Turkish
word: derişim