English dictionary
absorption
nounPronunciation
əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩
Audio pronunciation
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Definitions
noun
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
noun
- complete attention; intense mental effort
noun
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
noun
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
noun
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
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- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Example sentences
the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules