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Meaning of 'absorption' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Absorption [ n.]
- The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
- An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.

Meaning of 'absorption' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . absorption [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
Example in sentence:
  • the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules

Nearby Words:

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