| slovo | definícia |
concentrate
(mass) | concentrate
- koncentrát, koncentrovať, sústrediť |
concentrate
(encz) | concentrate,soustředit |
Concentrate
(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.
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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.
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Concentrate
(gcide) | Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i.
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,
population tends to concentrate in cities.
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concentrate
(wn) | concentrate
n 1: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been
removed from mined ore [syn: dressed ore, concentrate]
2: a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by
removing water
3: a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of
contemporary despair"
v 1: make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice"
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate,
focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]
3: make central; "The Russian government centralized the
distribution of food" [syn: centralize, centralise,
concentrate] [ant: decentralise, decentralize,
deconcentrate]
4: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a
summary" [syn: digest, condense, concentrate]
5: draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups
concentrate in the inner cities"
6: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, concentrate,
contract]
7: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should
reduce to one cup" [syn: boil down, reduce, decoct,
concentrate]
8: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the
sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: reduce, {boil
down}, concentrate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
concentrate on
(encz) | concentrate on,soustředit se na Zdeněk Brož |
concentrated fire
(encz) | concentrated fire, n: |
deconcentrate
(encz) | deconcentrate, v: |
emulsified pesticide concentrate
(encz) | emulsified pesticide concentrate,emulzní koncentrát
pesticidu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
orange-juice concentrate
(encz) | orange-juice concentrate, n: |
tomato concentrate
(encz) | tomato concentrate, n: |
Concentrate
(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]Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i.
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,
population tends to concentrate in cities.
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Concentrated
(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]concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
narrow thread of concentrated ore.
Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
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2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
of distributed or diffused.
Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered;
centered, centred, centralized, focused;
undivided] [Also See: compact.]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
her concentrated passion held them at bay.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
Syn: saturated.
[WordNet 1.5]
5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
Syn: condensed.
[WordNet 1.5]
6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
Syn: intensive.
[WordNet 1.5]
7. characterized by mental concentration.
Syn: intent.
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concentrated
(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]concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a
narrow thread of concentrated ore.
Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their
concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite
of distributed or diffused.
Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered;
centered, centred, centralized, focused;
undivided] [Also See: compact.]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,
her concentrated passion held them at bay.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
Syn: saturated.
[WordNet 1.5]
5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,
concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
Syn: condensed.
[WordNet 1.5]
6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from
without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
Syn: intensive.
[WordNet 1.5]
7. characterized by mental concentration.
Syn: intent.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
Deconcentrate
(gcide) | Deconcentrate \De`con*cen"trate\, v. t.
To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize. [R.]
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Reconcentrate
(gcide) | Reconcentrate \Re`con*cen"trate\, v. t. & i.
To concentrate again; to concentrate thoroughly.
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concentrate on
(wn) | concentrate on
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
on}, center on, revolve around, revolve about,
concentrate on, center] |
concentrated
(wn) | concentrated
adj 1: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their
concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention";
"concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated
ore" [ant: distributed]
2: of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
3: intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at
bay"
4: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
[syn: hard, concentrated] [ant: diffuse, diffused,
soft]
5: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a
saturated solution" [syn: saturated, concentrated] [ant:
unsaturated] |
concentrated fire
(wn) | concentrated fire
n 1: fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target
or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
[syn: concentrated fire, massed fire] |
deconcentrate
(wn) | deconcentrate
v 1: make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution
was decentralized" [syn: decentralize, deconcentrate,
decentralise] [ant: centralise, centralize,
concentrate] |
orange-juice concentrate
(wn) | orange-juice concentrate
n 1: orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen [syn:
frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate] |
tomato concentrate
(wn) | tomato concentrate
n 1: a concentrated form of tomatoes |
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