'Concentrating' definitions:
Definition of 'Concentrating'
From: GCIDE
- Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [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. [1913 Webster]
- (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 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 dilute. [1913 Webster]
- Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
- Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Concentrating'
- Concentrate,
- Concentrated,
- Concentration,
- Concentrative,
- Concentrativeness,
- Concentrator,
- Concentre,
- Concentred,
- Concentric,
- Concentrical,
- Concentrically,
- Concentricity,
- Concentring,
- concentrate on,
- concentrated fire,
- concentration camp,
- concentration gradient,
- molal concentration,
- molar concentration,
- tomato concentrate,
- hydrogen ion concentration,
- orange-juice concentrate