Search Result:absorption
KK Pronunciation
〔 әbˋsɒrpʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 әbˊsɒːpʃәn,-ˊzɒːp- 〕
Overview of noun absorption
The noun absorption has 6 senses
- absorption, soaking up -- ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid)
- absorption -- ((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")
- assimilation, absorption -- (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)
- assimilation, absorption -- (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
- concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion -- (complete attention; intense mental effort)
- preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment -- (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)