tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
Derived forms
concentratively (ˈconcenˌtratively)
adverb
concentrativeness (ˈconcenˌtrativeness)
noun
concentrative in American English
(ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪv; kənˈsɛntrətɪv)
adjective
concentrating or tending to concentrate
Examples of 'concentrative' in a sentence
concentrative
These diagnostic agents show concentrative cell accumulation and rapid kinetics and display cytosolic and focal nuclear accumulation in human cells.
Kristin E. Bullok, Seth T. Gammon, Stefania Violini, Andrew M. Prantner, Victor M.Villalobos, Vijay Sharma, David Piwnica-Worms 2006, 'Permeation Peptide Conjugates for In Vivo Molecular Imaging Applications', Molecular Imaginghttps://doi.org/10.2310/7290.2006.00001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the second condition, participants carried out concentrative practicing of thesame meditation technique, actively trying to avoid mind wandering.
Jian eXu, Alexandra eVik, Inge Rasmus Groote, Jim eLagopoulos, Are eHolen, Are eHolen,Øyvind eEllingsen, Øyvind eEllingsen, Svend eDavanger 2014, 'Nondirective meditation activates default mode network and areas associated with memoryretrieval and emotional processing', Frontiers in Human Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00086/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study examines the interrelationship between intelligence and concentrative ability for a group of psychiatric patients.
Bruce D. Kirkcaldy 2006, 'Using Short-Term Concentration Measures and Intelligence in Rehabilitation Settings',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.233. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)