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 Definition of 'absorption':

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1. (noun) absorptionsoaking up
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid


2. (noun) absorption
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
"the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

3. (noun) assimilationabsorption
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another


4. (noun) assimilationabsorption
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion


5. (noun) concentrationengrossmentabsorptionimmersion
complete attention; intense mental effort


6. (noun) preoccupationpreoccupancyabsorptionengrossment
the mental state of being preoccupied by something



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