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Yoga Sutras 3.2

Patanjali, explained by Swami Vivekananda

तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम् ॥

tatra pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam

An unbroken flow of knowledge in that object is Dhyāna.

In plain words: Dhyana, or meditation, is when attention flows steadily and without a break toward that one object.

Yoga Sutras 3.2
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Swami Vivekananda explains

The mind tries to think of one object, to hold itself to one particular spot, as the top of the head, the heart, etc., and if the mind succeeds in receiving the sensations only through that part of the body, and through no other part, that would be Dharana, and when the mind succeeds in keeping itself in that state for some time, it is called Dhyana (meditation).