concentration

[ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn]

Definition:
1. The ability to direct all your effort and attention on one thing, without thinking of other things.
2. The process of people directing effort and attention on a particular thing.
3. Increase in density.
4. Complete attention; intense mental effort.
5. Bringing together military forces.

Use 'concentration' in a sentence:

1. Salts are enriched around electriferous groups of polymer molecules in solution, which formed a salt concentration gradient.
2. We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.
3. Total concentration is required with no distractions.
4. The area has one of the world's greatest concentrations of wildlife.
5. The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration.
6. Tiredness affects your powers of concentration.
7. A gas in solution diffuses from region of greater to one of less concentration.
8. The formation of sea ice causes the concentration of salt in surface waters to increase; less sea ice would mean a smaller increase in the concentration of salt.
9. He wrinkled his brow in concentration.
10. She wrinkled her brows in concentration.
11. He paused and narrowed his eyes in concentration.
12. Soil samples from these pens or corrals show ten times the concentration of phosphorus.
13. There's been too much concentration of power in the hands of central authorities.
14. I had a little lapse of concentration in the middle of the race.
15. No studies found that eating breakfast was bad for concentration.
16. Ocean colour varies from green to blue, depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton.
17. Her brow furrowed in concentration.
18. The processes of arousal and concentration give attention its direction.
19. It seems clear that the concentration of research and commercialisation work creates differences between universities.
20. The methane concentration nearly doubled, for example, between the peak of the penultimate glacial period and the following interglacial period.
21. This book requires a great deal of concentration.
22. Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration.
23. It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.
24. What is the concentration of salt in sea water?
25. His concentration lapsed after a few minutes.
26. You have to study with concentration.
27. The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.
28. Gradually as the concentration of greenhouse gases goes down, Earth starts to cool again, and eventually you slip back into an Ice Age.
29. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
30. Concentration of the samurai in castle-towns had acted as a stimulus to trade.
31. Your dentist can prescribe a stronger concentration of fluoride in a gel, toothpaste or rinse if you need it.
32. I knew that concentration was the first requirement for learning.
33. In strong concentrations it can cause nausea and vomiting.
34. This is Tin Can Town, described by the mayor as a "temporary relocation area", but by its residents as a concentration camp.
35. She was possessed of exceptional powers of concentration.
36. Chess is a game that calls into play all your powers of concentration.
37. You cannot afford to relax your concentration for a moment.
38. He pleaded family problems for his lack of concentration.
39. His face was a study in concentration.
40. In heavy concentrations, ozone is irritating to the eyes, nose and throat.
41. The latest data showed that global ozone concentrations had dropped several per cent over the last decade.
42. Concentration is a practical way of achieving greater efficiency.
43. She frowned with concentration.
44. There's a lag phase, and there's a slow rise to an intermediate level of antibody concentration.
45. His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short.
46. The drug may affect your powers of concentration.