Adjacent Words

Concentrated definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCENTRATED, pp. Brought to a point or center; brought to a closer union; reduced to a narrow compass; collected into a closer body.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" [ant: distributed]
2: of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
3: intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"
4: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source [syn: hard, concentrated] [ant: diffuse, diffused, soft]
5: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [syn: saturated, concentrated] [ant: unsaturated]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concentrate Con*cen"trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.] 1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley. 2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute. Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot. Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it. Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or concentrated apple or pear juice. ADJ 2. A concentrated activity is directed with great intensity in one place. ...a more concentrated effort to reach out to troubled kids. = concerted ? half-hearted ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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