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US
/ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪtɪd/
]
[ UK /kˈɒnsəntɹˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒnsəntɹˌeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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intensely focused
her concentrated passion held them at bay - of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
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gathered together or made less diffuse
a narrow thread of concentrated ore
their concentrated efforts
concentrated study
his concentrated attention -
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
a saturated solution - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
How To Use concentrated In A Sentence
- After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
- You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit.
- One might be optimistic and say that, given it's their job to judge a book by the words on the page rather than by the stushie surrounding it, one can expect them to be more concentrated in the category of detached shruggers; one can expect a higher standard of scrutiny, surely. Hype Hype Hoorah!
- Christopher Rees is another self-taught value investor but runs a concentrated portfolio of only ten stocks; his average annual return for the last decade is 24%. Tap Your Inner Buffett
- It was hard to believe that something so simple could be so tasty, a creamy potato flavour that was concentrated by long slow cooking in olive oil, seasoned with the sweet tang of long cooked onions all morticed with beaten eggs. At My Table
- Ben watched her as she worked, wisps of her hair falling about her face and her tongue just visibly poking out of the corner of her mouth as she concentrated.
- It may have been the biting cold wind that concentrated minds on my questions, but contrary to what opinion surveys are finding, almost nobody owned up to being a don't know or no-show.
- The island's population is concentrated in the city and its suburbs.
- What she did notice was how the avenues and streets became more organized and concentrated the closer they went to the center.
- Is not this concentrated respect for the object as a specimen the very antithesis of the arts in education?