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   absorption

   /əbˈzɔːpʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another: "the country's absorption into the Ottoman Empire" Similar incorporationassimilationintegrationappropriationtaking insubsuminginclusionco-optingswallowing up
   • 2. the state of being engrossed in something: "her absorption in the problems of the Third World" Similar immersionintentnessraptnessinvolvementengrossmentoccupationengagementpreoccupationcaptivationmonopolizationfascinationenthralmentinterest

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘the swallowing up of something’): from Latin absorptio(n-), from absorbere ‘swallow up’ (see absorb).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSORPTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSORPTION definition: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ABSORPTION is the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed. How to use absorption in a sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › absorptionabsorption noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSORPTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSORPTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABSORPTION meaning: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › absorptionAbsorption - definition of absorption by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. the act of absorbing. 2. the state of being absorbed. 3. assimilation; incorporation. 4. preoccupation; engrossment.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › absorptionABSORPTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.