concentrated : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: concentrated	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for concentrated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concentrated adj gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" Antonym(s): distributed of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay" (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source Synonym(s): hard, concentrated Antonym(s): diffuse, diffused, soft being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" Synonym(s): saturated, concentrated Antonym(s): unsaturated
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concentrate \Concen"trate\ (? [or] ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.] 1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. (He) concentrated* whole force at his own camp. --Motley. 2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to {dilute}. Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot. Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.