absorption
Pronunciation: /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/
The English word “absorption” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
- assimilation; incorporation.
- the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- Mental assimilation.
- The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
Etymology
From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Morphologically absorb + -tion.
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