Etymology

concentration

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Today it means: The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated. Full definition →

New Latin concentrātiō
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromconcentrātiō“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”
  2. English todayconcentration

From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion.

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