absorption
/əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as; The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land
- plural
- absorptions
Meanings
- 1
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as
- 2
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land
- 3
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; assimilation; incorporation
- 4
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interceptionrare
- 5
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; 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)rare
- 6
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,; 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 osmosisrare
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Entire engrossment or occupation of the mindrare
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Mental assimilationrare
- 9
The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectricrare