absorberingsevne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absorbering +‎ -s- +‎ evne, first part from Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs) + the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō. Last part from Old Norse efni n (“stuff, material, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją (“material, stuff”), from *abnijaną (“to perform, execute”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep- (“to work, toil, make; ability, force”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/, /apsɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʋnə
• Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧ber‧ings‧ev‧ne

Noun

absorberingsevne f or m (definite singular absorberingsevna or absorberingsevnen, indefinite plural absorberingsevner, definite plural absorberingsevnene)

1. (physics, biology) absorbency (the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance)
   • 2002 January 12, Aftenposten, page 33:

     arborio, italiensk spesialris fra Po-sletten … med en absorberingsevne som gjør den perfekt til risotto

     arborio, Italian special rice from the Po plain… with an absorbency that makes it perfect for risotto

   • 2015 March 21, forskning.no:

     et godt materiale for å fange CO2 må oppfylle bestemte krav. Det må ha stor overflate og god absorberingsevne

     a good material for capturing CO2 must meet certain requirements. It must have a large surface and good absorbency

   tørkepapiret har god absorpsjonsevne

   the paper towel has good absorbency

   lette grunnstoffer har større absorpsjonsevne for nøytroner enn tunge grunnstoffer

   light elements have a greater absorption capacity for neutrons than heavy elements

2. (colloquial) the ability to absorb information or research results
3. (economics) a corporate capacity to leverage results from other companies' investments

Synonyms

• absorpsjonsevne (“absorbency”)

Related terms

• absorberingskoeffisient (“absorbency coefficient”)

References

• “absorberingsevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absorberingsevne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).