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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Centered} or {Centred} (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Centering} or {Centring}.]
     1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
        on, or gather about, as a center.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
              error is as wide as men's fancies.    --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster] Center

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  centered \centered\ (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd) adj.
     1. being or placed in the center.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
        purpose.
  
     Syn: centred, centralized, focused.
          [WordNet 1.5] center field

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  centered
       adj 1: being or placed in the center
       2: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
          purpose [syn: {centred}, {centralized}, {centralised}, {focused}]

















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