concentration
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[edit] English
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
[edit] Noun
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concentration (plural concentrations)
- The proportion of a substance in a mixture.
- (chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in parts per million (ppm)
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- 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.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
[edit] Synonyms
- (course of study): major
[edit] Translations
proportion of substance in a mixture
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The amount of solute measured in ppm
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The act or process of concentrating
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The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid
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The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass
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course of study
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[edit] See also
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From concentrer.
[edit] Noun
concentration f.
