Concentration

Concentration
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]


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  • concentration — CONCENTRATION. s. f. Terme didactique. L action de concentrer, ou l effet de ce qui est concentré. La concentration de la chaleur.Concentration, en termes de Chimie, se dit d Une opération, par laquelle on rapproche sous un moindre volume les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • concentration — I (centralization) noun agglomeration, aggregation, assemblage, collection, combination, compilation, confluence, contemplation, cumulation, density, horde, immersion II (compression) noun absorption, accumulation, agglomeration, amassment,… …   Law dictionary

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  • Concentration — (v. lat.), 1) das Zusammendrängen nach einer gemeinschaftlichen Mitte hin; 2) (Phys.), das Zusammendrängen von Lichtstrahlen auf einem Punkte od. engem Raum, vgl. Brennpunkt; 3) die Vereinigung wirksamer Theile einer Flüssigkeit in einem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • concentration — 1630s, action of bringing to a center, noun of action from verb CONCENTRATE (Cf. concentrate) (q.v.). Meaning a mass so collected is from 1670s; continuous focus of mental activity is from 1846 …   Etymology dictionary

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