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1. (n.) absorption
the act of absorbing.
2. absorption
the state of being absorbed.
3. absorption
assimilation; incorporation.
4. absorption
preoccupation; engrossment.
5. absorption
assimilation by molecular or chemical action.
6. absorption
the removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L absorptiō <absorb(ēre) to absorb)
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| Definition of 'absorption' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) absorption, soaking 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) assimilation, absorption
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
4. (noun) assimilation, absorption
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
5. (noun) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
complete attention; intense mental effort
6. (noun) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) absorption
the act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
2. (noun) absorption
an imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc
3. (noun) absorption
in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs
4. (noun) absorption
entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment
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| Definition of 'absorption' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. absorption
The physical or physiological processes by which substances, tissue, cells, etc. take up or take in other substances or energy.
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Sense: able to soak up
absorbent paper.
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 Afrikaans: absorbeerder |
 Arabic: إمْتِصَاص، إسْتِيعَاب، إن |
 Bulgarian: поглъщане |
 Brazilian: absorção |
 Czech: vstřebání, pohlcení |
 German: das Aufsaugen |
 Danish: absorbtion |
 Greek: απορρόφηση |
 Spanish: absorción |
 Estonian: imamine |
 Farsi: مجذوبیت؛ ربایش |
 Finnish: imukyky |
 French: absorption |
 Hebrew: ספִיגָה |
 Hindi: अवशोषित करना |
 Croatian: upijanje |
 Hungarian: felszívás, abszorpció |
 Indonesian: penyerapan |
 Icelandic: ísog, upptaka |
 Italian: assorbimento |
 Japanese: 吸収 |
 Korean: 흡수 |
 Lithuanian: sugėrimas |
 Latvian: absorbcija |
 Malay: serapan |
 Dutch: absorptie |
 Norwegian: opptatthet; absorpsjon |
 Polish: wchłanianie |
 Persian: مجذوبیت؛ ربایش |
 Pashto: جذابيت |
 Portuguese: absorção |
 Romanian: absorbţie |
 Russian: впитывание; поглощение |
 Slovak: pohltenie |
 Slovenian: vpijanje |
 Serbian: upijanje |
 Swedish: absorbering |
 Thai: การดูดซึม |
 Turkish: emme |
 Taiwanese: 吸收 |
 Ukrainian: абсорбція, вбирання |
 Urdu: جذب کرنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự thấm; sự mê mải |
 Chinese: 吸收 |
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