concentration
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONCENTRATION
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[noncount]
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the ability to give your attention or thought to a single object or activity
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the ability to concentrate
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the power of concentration
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All that noise is disturbing my concentration.
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The job required her full concentration.
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When you're tired it's easy to lose your concentration.
2
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the act of giving your attention to a single object or activity
[singular]
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There was a concentration on ethics within the agency.
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His concentration [=focus] was on gathering evidence for the trial.
[noncount]
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a student who chose law as his field/area of concentration [=his main area of study]
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a
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a large amount of something in one place
[count]
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There is a concentration of wealth in the cities.
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He objects to the concentration of power in the hands of a few rich men.
b
[count]
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a large number of people in one place
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Officials are expecting a heavy/high concentration of tourists [=are expecting many tourists] for the festival.
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[count]
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the amount of an ingredient in a mixture
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Contaminants were found in low concentrations. [=amounts]
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measuring the concentration of salt in a solution
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They detected high concentrations of pollutants in the water.
