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Absorption
01
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
absorptions
02
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
03
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
04
complete attention; intense mental effort
Examples
He watched the movie with absorption.
05
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
06
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Lexical Tree
reabsorption
absorption
absorpt
