dilution

«dilution» in Mova's school dictionary: The act of making a liquid weaker or thinner by adding… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (dilution, uncountable; a dilution, dilutions)

meaning for a pupil

1) The act of making a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid. tree →

2) A liquid that has been made weaker this way. tree →

3) The weakening of something, like an idea, power or share. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on mixtures and solutions, dilution means adding solvent so the solution is less concentrated; in cooking and cleaning you dilute squash or bleach; in safety, labels give the right dilution; phrases: «the dilution of squash», «one part to ten parts water».

examples

• Dilution makes the orange squash less sweet. tree →
• We tested how dilution changes the colour of food dye. tree →
• The label says the right dilution is one cap to five litres of water. tree →
• Dilution with lots of water makes a spill less harmful. tree →
• Each dilution was paler than the last one. tree →
• Too much dilution and the paint becomes runny. tree →
• Rain causes the dilution of salt in the rock pool. tree →

note

From the verb dilute. In maths, a dilution ratio 1:4 means 1 part concentrate to 4 parts water, so 5 parts in all; the concentrate is 1/5 of the mix. Do not confuse with «delusion» (a false belief) or «dilation» (getting wider).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dilution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.