absorption
(noun)
noun
1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Definition categories: process, sorption
2. (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
Definition categories: process, action, activity
3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Similar word(s): assimilation
Definition categories: process
4. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Similar word(s): assimilation
Definition categories: process
5. complete attention; intense mental effort
Similar word(s): concentration, engrossment, immersion
Definition categories: thought, attention
6. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Similar word(s): engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation
Definition categories: thought
Sentences with absorption as a noun:
- the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
- the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
- the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- absorption in some employment