concentration
/,kɔnsen'treiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort: The state of giving complete attention to a single object or activity.
- The process or result of gathering or accumulating people or things in one place: The act of bringing together or the state of being brought together in a specific location.
- The relative amount of a particular substance contained within a solution or mixture: The measure of the quantity of a component in a given volume or area.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Her concentration was so deep that she didn't hear the doorbell. (She was completely focused.)
- There is a high concentration of tech companies in this city. (Many tech companies are gathered here.)
- The concentration of salt in the water was measured. (The amount of salt per unit of water was determined.)
Advanced Usage
- "Concentration of power": The accumulation of authority or control in a single entity or place.
- The constitution was designed to prevent a dangerous concentration of power.
- "Concentration span" (or "attention span"): The length of time one can focus on a task.
- Young children often have a short concentration span.
Variants and Related Words
- Concentrate (verb): To focus all one's attention or mental effort; to bring together in one place; to make a substance stronger by removing parts of it.
- You need to concentrate on your work.
- Concentrated (adjective): Intensely focused; having a high strength or density.
- She gave him a concentrated look. (A very focused look.)
- This is a concentrated orange juice. (Juice with most of the water removed.)
- Concentrative (adjective): Tending to or involving concentration.
Synonyms
- Focus: The center of interest or activity; the state of clear visual definition.
- Attention: The act of closely observing or listening.
- Density: The degree of compactness of a substance; the number of people or things in a given area.
- Intensity: The quality of being intense, especially in mental effort.
Related Phrases
- "Lose concentration": To stop being able to focus.
- The noise made him lose his concentration.
- "Require concentration": To need focused mental effort.
- This puzzle requires great concentration.
Related Idioms
- "Concentration is the key": Success depends on the ability to focus.
- In chess, concentration is the key.
- "A test of concentration": An activity that challenges one's ability to focus.
- The intricate task was a real test of concentration.
Noun
- great and constant diligence and attention
- bringing together military forces
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- increase in density
- strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
- the spatial property of being crowded together
- the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume