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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Absorption \Ab*sorp"tion\, n. [L. absorptio, fr absorbere See {Absorb}.] 1. 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. (Chem. & Physics) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action as the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc 3. (Physiol.) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs. 4. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as absorption in some employment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: absorption n 1: a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: {soaking up}] 2: the physical process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission 3: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: {assimilation}] 4: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration}, {engrossment}] 5: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {preoccupancy}, {engrossment}] 6: the absorbing of one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: {assimilation}]
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