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Concentration Great Requires Powers Extra Examples Noun ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn

Word3 concentration
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn/
Example
  • this book requires a great deal of concentration.
  • tiredness affects your powers of concentration.
  • one momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.
  • he has a poor concentration span (= cannot concentrate for long)
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concentration

(noun)/ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn/
  1. the ability to direct all your effort and attention on one thing, without thinking of other things
    • This book requires a great deal of concentration.
    • Tiredness affects your powers of concentration.
    • One momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.
    • He has a poor concentration span (= cannot concentrate for long)

    Extra Examples

    • Don's voice from outside broke my concentration.
    • She has great powers of concentration for a child her age.
    • The game requires great concentration.
    • a look of total concentration on her face
    • The noise had disturbed his concentration.
    • The manager criticized the players for showing a lack of concentration.
  2. the process of people directing effort and attention on a particular thing
    • He stressed the need for greater concentration on environmental issues.
    • In his concentration on the job in hand, John allowed his normal vigilance to slip.
  3. a lot of something in one place
    • a concentration of industry in the north of the country

    Extra Examples

    • The greatest concentration of traffic is in the city centre.
    • The greatest concentration of traffic is downtown.
  4. the amount of a substance in a liquid or in another substance
    • glucose concentrations in the blood

    Extra Examples

    • Evaporation gradually increases the salt concentration of the water.
    • The concentration of nitrates in the drinking water has risen in recent years.
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