concentration

IPA: kɑnsʌntrˈeɪʃʌn

The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
The direction of attention to a specific object.
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.
The proportion of a substance in a whole.
(chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
The matching game pelmanism.

Examples of "concentration" in Sentences

Use of the term concentration camp and Warsaw Ghetto to describe the situation in Gaza
The difference in concentration is restored by sodium being transported out once again.
Penultimatly she wants to deal with what she refers to as concentration camps for asylum seekers.
Rep. Paul's used of the term "concentration camp" to refer to the Hamas run Gaza Strip was a loaded phrase fraught with bitter memory in Jewish history.
I would prefer the term concentration camp — just as I would prefer that term be used for the concentration camps built and staffed (but not filled) under Title II of the McCarran Act (Red Scare Right Wing Reactionary time).
On top of that, regardless of the intellectual brilliance of students, the current teaching systems and the video culture have created a mindset where long-term concentration is difficult, if not impossible, for all too many students — and long-term concentration is definitely required for reading books.