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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (7)

1. the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume;

2. the spatial property of being crowded together;
[syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness]

3. strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material;

4. increase in density;

5. complete attention; intense mental effort;
[syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion]

6. bringing together military forces;

7. great and constant diligence and attention;
[syn: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]flegmation.] (Chem.) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

concentration n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume 2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution] 3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material [ant: dilution] 4: increase in density 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: bringing together military forces 7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration]