"concentration" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-concentration.ogg [US] Forms: concentration [singular], concentrations [plural]
Etymology: concentrate + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|concentrate|ation}} concentrate + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A concentration is a large amount of something in one place or group.
    Sense id: simple-concentration-en-noun-h7YjYo4e
  2. Concentration is the ability to focus your attention on something.
    Sense id: simple-concentration-en-noun-cZZ3g~Bd
  3. The amount of solute in a solution; the concentration of a solution is measured in parts per million (ppm)
    Sense id: simple-concentration-en-noun-T2l~lifA Categories (other): Chemistry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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