absorption

Nouns

  • (n) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid soaking up,
  • (n) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
    • the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules
  • (n) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another assimilation,
  • (n) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion assimilation,
  • (n) complete attention; intense mental effort engrossment, immersion, concentration,
  • (n) the mental state of being preoccupied by something preoccupancy, engrossment, preoccupation,

Synonyms

soaking up assimilation engrossment immersion concentration preoccupancy preoccupation

Words of close approximity

absorptive
absorption band absorption coefficient absorption factor absorption indicator absorption spectrum absorption unit