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absorption

noun

1 absorption

chemistry A process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

synonym: soaking up.

Roget 296: reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; ... show more

Roget 48: combination; mixture etc. 41; junction etc. 43; union, unification, synthesis, incorporation, amalgamation, embodiment, ... show more

Polish: absorpcja

2 absorption

physics The process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium.

Dutch: absorptie
Polish: pochłanianie, absorpcja

3 absorption

The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.

synonym: assimilation.

Polish: asymilacja

4 absorption

The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.

synonym: assimilation.

Dutch: assimilatie
Polish: przyswajanie, asymilacja

5 absorption

Complete attention; intense mental effort.

synonyms: concentration, engrossment, immersion.

Polish: skupienie, koncentracja

6 absorption

The mental state of being preoccupied by something.

synonyms: engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation.


Moby thesaurus: Walter Mitty, ablation, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorbed attention, absorbency, absorbent, abstractedness, abstraction, adsorbent, adsorption, application, assimilation, attrition, bemusement, bile, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, brown study ... show more.

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