concentration
concentration
(kɒnsəntreɪʃən )Word forms: plural concentrations
1. uncountable noun
Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration.
We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.
2. variable noun
The area has one of the world's greatest concentrations of wildlife. [+ of]
There's been too much concentration of power in the hands of central authorities. [+ of]
3. variable noun [noun NOUN]
pH is a measure of the concentration of free hydrogen atoms in a solution. [+ of]
The latest data showed that global ozone concentrations had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
