concentration

concentration
noun
1 giving all your attention/effort to sth
ADJECTIVE
deep, great, intense
absolute, total

a look of total concentration on her face

good
poor
exclusive
VERB + CONCENTRATION
demand, need, require

The game requires great concentration.

lose
break, disturb

Don's voice from outside broke my concentration.

CONCENTRATION + NOUN
lapse (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
concentration on

his concentration on his writing

PHRASES
a lack of concentration
a lapse in concentration, a lapse of concentration

One momentary lapse in concentration could prove fatal.

powers of concentration

She has great powers of concentration for a child her age.

2 large number/amount of sth in one place
ADJECTIVE
elevated, great, heavy, high, large

The greatest concentration of traffic is downtown.

low
varying
calcium, glucose, oxygen, salt, etc.

Evaporation gradually increases the salt concentration of the water.

geographical
VERB + CONCENTRATION
increase
decrease, reduce
calculate, determine, estimate
CONCENTRATION + VERB
increase, rise

The concentration of nitrates in the drinking water has risen in recent years.

decrease, fall

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