Absorption
Definition of Absorption
- 1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid Noun
- 2. (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium Noun
- 3. The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another Noun
- 4. The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion Noun
- 5. Complete attention; intense mental effort Noun
- 6. The mental state of being preoccupied by something Noun
Synonyms for word "absorption"
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Semanticaly linked words with "absorption"
- chemical science
- chemistry
- imbibition
- sorption
- natural philosophy
- physics
- extinction
- action
- activity
- natural action
- natural process
- americanisation
- americanization
- anglicisation
- anglicization
- europeanisation
- europeanization
- social process
- westernisation
- westernization
- anabolism
- constructive metabolism
- malabsorption
- biological process
- organic process
- attention
- centering
- direction
- focal point
- focus
- focusing
- focussing
- specialism
- study
- cognitive state
- state of mind
- abstractedness
- abstraction
- absentmindedness