diluted

Thân thiện

The scientist carefully poured the diluted acid into a beaker.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Reduced in strength, concentration, quality, or purity: Describes a substance that has been made weaker or less concentrated by the addition of another substance, typically a liquid like water.
   • Made less intense or vivid: Can describe something whose force, color, or character has been diminished.

Usage

• The adjective "diluted" is used to describe a substance after the process of dilution. It is often used in scientific, culinary, and general contexts.
• It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., a diluted solution) or follows a linking verb like "is" or "was" (e.g., the acid is diluted).
• It can be used figuratively to describe abstract concepts that have been weakened.

Examples

• Literal (Chemical/Physical):
  • The chemist used diluted sulfuric acid for the safe classroom experiment.
  • Please rinse with a diluted bleach solution for disinfection.
  • This orange juice tastes diluted; did you add water to it?
• Figurative:
  • The film presented a diluted version of the novel's complex themes.
  • His authority felt diluted after the management restructuring.

Advanced Usage

• "diluted earnings per share": A financial term referring to a company's earnings per share calculated assuming all convertible securities (like stock options) are exercised, which typically reduces (dilutes) the value.
  • Investors were concerned about the company's diluted earnings per share.
• Used to describe weakened impact or value:
  • The brand's message became diluted after too many similar marketing campaigns.

Variants and Related Words

• Dilute (verb): To make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent.
  • Dilute the paint with water before applying the first coat.
• Dilution (noun): The action of making something weaker in force, content, or value.
  • The dilution of the shareholder's stake was a concern.
• Undiluted (adjective): Not diluted; pure and full-strength. Can be literal or figurative (e.g., undiluted joy).
  • She expressed her undiluted admiration for the artist's work.

Synonyms

• Weakened: Made less strong or powerful.
• Thinned: Made less thick or dense.
• Watered-down: Literally mixed with water; figuratively made less forceful or radical.
• Attenuated: Reduced in force, effect, or value.

Antonyms

• Concentrated: Having a high strength or density of a particular substance.
• Pure: Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.
• Undiluted: Not diluted; full-strength.
• Potent: Having great power, influence, or effect.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "Watered-down": Often used interchangeably with "diluted" in both literal and figurative contexts, especially to describe ideas, proposals, or legislation that has been made less effective or radical.
  • The final bill was a watered-down version of the original proposal.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
   • diluted alcohol
   • a dilute solution
   • dilute acetic acid

Từ đồng nghĩa

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