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- Dictionaryabsorption/əbˈzɔːpʃn/
noun
- 1. the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another: "the country's absorption into the Ottoman Empire" Similar
- 2. the state of being engrossed in something: "her absorption in the problems of the Third World" Similar
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ABSORPTION definition: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of ABSORPTION is the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed. How to use absorption in a sentence.
The taking up and storing of energy, such as radiation, light, or sound, without it being reflected or transmitted. During absorption, the energy may change from one form into another. When radiation strikes the electrons in an atom, the electrons move to a higher orbit or state of excitement by absorption of the radiation's energy.
ABSORPTION meaning: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.
noun. 1. the process of absorbing or the state of being absorbed. 2. physiology. a. normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion. b. the passage of a gas, fluid, drug, etc, through the mucous membranes or skin. 3. physics.
Definitions of absorption. noun. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid. synonyms: soaking up. see more. noun. (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium.
Jun 28, 2017 · absorption (of somebody/something) (into something) the process of a smaller group, country, etc. becoming part of a larger group or country. the absorption of the town into the Leeds City Region
n. 1. the act of absorbing. 2. the state of being absorbed. 3. assimilation; incorporation. 4. preoccupation; engrossment.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ab‧sorp‧tion /əbˈsɔːpʃən, -ˈzɔːp- $ -ɔːr-/ noun [ uncountable] 1 a process in which something takes in liquid, gas, or heat absorption of the body’s absorption of iron 2 a process in which people or things become part of something larger absorption of the absorption of Soviet immigrants into Israel...
Definition of absorption noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
