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,
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(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,