Concepción

[ kawn-sep-syawn; English kuhn-sep-see-ohn, -sep-shuhn ]

noun

1. a city in central Chile, near the mouth of the Bío-Bío River.
2. a city in central Paraguay, on the Paraguay River.

Concepción

/ konθepˈθjon /

noun

1. an industrial city in S central Chile. Pop: 378 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Apart from an increase in the boy’s hyperactivity, the couple saw “no result whatsoever,” Concepcion said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our approach is an important step toward finding an efficient way to convert CO2, a potent greenhouse gas that poses a significant challenge for humanity, into an easily storable and transportable liquid fuel," said Brookhaven Lab Senior Chemist Javier Concepcion, a lead author on the study.

From Science Daily

"Converting CO2 to methanol is very difficult to achieve in a single step. It is energetically akin to climbing a very tall mountain," Concepcion said.

From Science Daily

"Catalysts enable reaching the next valley through 'tunnels' that require less energy than climbing over the mountain," Concepcion said.

From Science Daily

Now, Alex and his 8-year-old brother run next to walls where the government has painted over the gang graffiti, so María Concepción Ventura sees benefits to the crackdown.

From Seattle Times