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concentration — [ kɔ̃sɑ̃trasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1732; de concentrer, d apr. l angl. 1 ♦ Action de concentrer, de réunir en un centre. ⇒ accumulation, assemblage, réunion. La concentration des rayons lumineux au foyer d une lentille. ⇒ convergence. Milit. La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Concentration 20 — Studio album by Namie Amuro Released July 24, 1997 … Wikipedia
concentration — con‧cen‧tra‧tion [ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when companies combine to form larger companies, resulting in fewer businesses in an industry; = CONSOLIDATION: • Continental, in a move that underlines the growing… … Financial and business terms
Concentration — Con cen*tra tion, n. [Cf. F. concentration.] 1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration. [1913 Webster] Concentration of the lunar beams. Boyle. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Concentration 20 — Album par Namie Amuro Sortie 24 juillet 1997 Enregistrement Complex Studio, Larrabee West, Record Plant Studios, Sony Music Studio, tk sequence 1105st Durée 56:17 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
concentration — CONCENTRATION. s. f. Terme didactique. L action de concentrer, ou l effet de ce qui est concentré. La concentration de la chaleur.Concentration, en termes de Chimie, se dit d Une opération, par laquelle on rapproche sous un moindre volume les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
concentration — I (centralization) noun agglomeration, aggregation, assemblage, collection, combination, compilation, confluence, contemplation, cumulation, density, horde, immersion II (compression) noun absorption, accumulation, agglomeration, amassment,… … Law dictionary
concentration — [n1] consolidation of effort absorption, amassing, application, assembly, bringing to bear, centering, centralization, close attention, clustering, coalescing, combination, compacting, compression, concern, congregation, consolidation,… … New thesaurus
Concentration — Concentration. См. Концентрация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Concentration — (v. lat.), 1) das Zusammendrängen nach einer gemeinschaftlichen Mitte hin; 2) (Phys.), das Zusammendrängen von Lichtstrahlen auf einem Punkte od. engem Raum, vgl. Brennpunkt; 3) die Vereinigung wirksamer Theile einer Flüssigkeit in einem… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
concentration — 1630s, action of bringing to a center, noun of action from verb CONCENTRATE (Cf. concentrate) (q.v.). Meaning a mass so collected is from 1670s; continuous focus of mental activity is from 1846 … Etymology dictionary