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absorption definition
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Grep of noun absorption absorption absorption band absorption coefficient absorption factor absorption indicator absorption spectrum absorption unit coefficient of absorption malabsorption reabsorption self-absorption Overview of noun absorption The noun absorption has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) absorption, soaking up -- ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid) 2. (3) 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. assimilation, absorption -- (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another) 4. assimilation, absorption -- (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion) 5. concentration, engrossment, absorption -- (complete attention; intense mental effort) 6. preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment -- (the mental state of being preoccupied by something) Overview of noun absorption The noun absorption has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) absorption, soaking up -- ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid) 2. (3) 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. assimilation, absorption -- (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another) 4. assimilation, absorption -- (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion) 5. concentration, engrossment, absorption -- (complete attention; intense mental effort) 6. preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment -- (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
absorption definition
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