concentrated

concentrated
adj.
1 of your attention
VERBS
be
ADVERB
fully, totally

Kate sat up, her attention now totally concentrated.

2 of a substance
VERBS
be
ADVERB
highly, very

The liquid is found in a highly concentrated form.

3 found in one place
VERBS
be
ADVERB
heavily, highly, particularly, very
increasingly
largely, mainly, mostly, overwhelmingly, primarily
disproportionately

These jobs are disproportionately concentrated in the service sector.

geographically

The immigrant community is strongly concentrated geographically.

PREPOSITION
at, in

Most of the country's industry is concentrated in the north.

within

Childbearing is concentrated within the first decade of married life.

Concentrated is used with these nouns: ↑acid, ↑effort, ↑juice, ↑solution

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