concentration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: concentration	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for concentration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concentration n the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume the spatial property of being crowded together Synonym(s): concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness Antonym(s): dispersion, distribution strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material Antonym(s): dilution increase in density complete attention; intense mental effort Synonym(s): concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion bringing together military forces great and constant diligence and attention Synonym(s): assiduity, assiduousness, concentration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concentration \Con`centra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. concentration.] 1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration. Concentration* of the lunar beams. --Boyle. Intense concetration of thought. --Sir J. Herschel. 2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation. The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration. --Knight. 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.