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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-suh n-trey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən



Definition of concentration

Origin :
  • 1630s, "action of bringing to a center," noun of action from verb concentrate (v.). Meaning "a mass so collected" is from 1670s; "continuous focus of mental activity" is from 1846.
  • noun consolidation of effort
  • noun aggregation
Example sentences :
  • And how was I to know, then, that the concentration was due to the necessity of invention?
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He has the constitution of a rhinoceros, the digestion of an ostrich, and the concentration of an oyster.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Oh, gentlemen, have ye ever seen such a concentration of vice?
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • “Quite,” said Barter, whose face was now a mask of concentration.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • Let us now consider some of the implications of this concentration on rendering service.
  • Extract from : « Creating Capital » by Frederick L. Lipman
  • The pupil is being trained in systematic thought and in concentration.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • It was a remarkable exhibition of concentration on his part.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • He had not much of that faculty to be sure, but there was in it the force of concentration.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • And he suffered most from the concentration of his thought upon the treasure.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • Drake hitched his chair nearer and focused all his powers of concentration.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Synonyms for concentration

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