absorption
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin absorptiō, from absorbeō (“absorb”).
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[edit] Noun
absorption (plural absorptions)
- The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything.
- The act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear.
- the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
- the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
- (chemistry, physics) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action.
- the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- (physiology) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- absorption in some employment
[edit] Translations
act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything
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act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear
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chemistry, physics: imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action
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physiology: process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed
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entire occupation of the mind
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[edit] References
- absorption in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- absorption in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
absorption
- Genitive singular form of absorptio.
[edit] French
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absorption f. (plural absorptions)
