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Concentration   /kˌɑnsəntrˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Concentration

noun
1.
The strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume.
2.
The spatial property of being crowded together.  Synonyms: compactness, denseness, density, tightness.
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.  Synonyms: absorption, engrossment, immersion.
6.
Bringing together military forces.
7.
Great and constant diligence and attention.  Synonyms: assiduity, assiduousness.



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"Concentration" Quotes from Famous Books



... the rule for achieving it (viz., concentration of the mind on the object of meditation): restraint of the breath, restraint of the senses, meditation, fixed attention, investigation, absorption-these are called the sixfold Yoga. When beholding by this Yoga, be beholds the gold-coloured maker, the lord, the person, Brahman, the cause; then ...
— The Religion of the Samurai • Kaiten Nukariya
... myself with the opinions expressed by the writer as to the causes of the war or the methods adopted to bring it to an end, or as to the policy which led to the Concentration Camps, and the causes of the terrible mortality which prevailed during the first months of their existence. On these matters many readers will hold different opinions from the writer, or will prefer to let judgment be in suspense ...
— The Petticoat Commando - Boer Women in Secret Service • Johanna Brandt
... and through Hans himself. Thus: Old Harut had come to me just one hour before the dawn to inform me that all our people were awake and at their stations, and to make some last arrangements as to the course of the defence, also about our final concentration behind the last line of walls and in the first court of the temple, if we should be driven from the outer entrenchments. He was telling me that the Oracle of the Child had uttered words at the ceremony that night which he and all the priests considered were of the most favourable import, news to ...
— The Ivory Child • H. Rider Haggard
... would be a possibility. During the afternoon he took Marishka's letter from his pocket and studied it again, now quite oblivious of the creature who had curiously enough resumed the same seat opposite him. And in his concentration upon the problem of the note the man was for the moment forgotten. It was only when he glanced up quickly and quite unintentionally that he saw the gaze of his neighbor eagerly watching him. It was only a fleeting glance, but in it, it seemed, the whole character ...
— The Secret Witness • George Gibbs
... recent years there has been a tendency toward the differentiation of an inner circle which shall bear to the whole cabinet a relation somewhat analogous to that which the cabinet now bears to the ministry. Development in this direction is viewed apprehensively by many people who regard that the concentration of power in the hands of an "inner cabinet" might well fail to be accompanied by a corresponding concentration of recognized responsibility. During more than a decade criticism of the inordinate size of the cabinet ...
— The Governments of Europe • Frederic Austin Ogg


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