Here's a breakdown:

* Solute: The substance that gets dissolved (e.g., sugar in water).

* Solvent: The substance that does the dissolving (e.g., water).

* Solution: The uniform mixture of solute and solvent.

A dilute solution has a low concentration of solute, meaning there's a relatively small amount of solute compared to the solvent.

Example:

* A glass of water with a single sugar cube dissolved in it is a dilute solution. The sugar is the solute, water is the solvent, and there's only a small amount of sugar compared to the water.

The opposite of a dilute solution is a concentrated solution, which has a high concentration of solute.