Absorption
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
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the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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complete attention
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(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another
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the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- assimilationimmersionpreoccupancysoaking up
- plural
- Absorptions
- possessive
- Absorption's
- pluralpossessive
- Absorptions'