concentrated
(adjective) gathered together or made less diffuse; “their concentrated efforts”; “his concentrated attention”; “concentrated study”; “a narrow thread of concentrated ore”
concentrated
(adjective) of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
saturated, concentrated
(adjective) being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; “a saturated solution”
hard, concentrated
(adjective) (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
concentrated
(adjective) intensely focused; “her concentrated passion held them at bay”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
concentrated (comparative more concentrated, superlative most concentrated)
Not dilute; having a high concentration.
Intense; directed towards a specific location.
• (not dilute): strong
• (intense): See also focused
• (not dilute): diluted
• (intense): haphazard, sporadic
concentrated
simple past tense and past participle of concentrate
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cen"trate ( or ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] Etym: [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. Motley.
2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to Ant: dilute. Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. Arbuthnot.
Syn.
– To combine; to condense; to consolidate.
Con*cen"trate ( or ), v. i.
Definition: To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
