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濃集 (のうしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

濃のう集しゅう

Meanings

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noun

concentration (of minerals)

Technical term used in geology and mining for the natural accumulation or enrichment of minerals in a deposit.

この地ち域いきでは金きんの濃のう集しゅうが確かく認にんされている。
Concentration of gold has been confirmed in this area.
鉱こう床しょうの形けい成せいには有ゆう用よう元げん素その濃のう集しゅうが必ひつ要ようである。
Concentration of useful elements is necessary for the formation of ore deposits.

Kanji

濃concentrated, thick, dark
集gather, meet, congregate

Similar words

濃のう縮しゅく
濃縮 is a general term for concentration or enrichment in chemistry and industry, while 濃集 is specifically used for natural mineral concentration in geology.

Etymology

Compound of 濃 (のう, 'dense, concentrated') and 集 (しゅう, 'gather, collect'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of mineral concentration.