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Defenition of the word absorption

    • Defenition of the word absorption

      • The taking in of fluids or other substances by cells or tissues.
      • The process in which radiant energy is retained by a substance.
      • the physical process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission
      • a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
      • the absorbing of one cultural group into harmony with another
      • the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
      • complete attention; intense mental effort
      • the mental state of being preoccupied by something
      • (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
      • (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"
      • the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
      • (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

    Synonyms for the word absorption

      • amalgamation
      • assimilation
      • captivation
      • combination
      • concentration
      • engagement
      • engrossment
      • fascination
      • immersion
      • inclusion
      • incorporation
      • interest
      • preoccupancy
      • preoccupation
      • raptness
      • soaking up

    Similar words in the absorption

      • absorption
      • absorption's

    Meronymys for the word absorption

      • extinction

    Hyponyms for the word absorption

      • absentmindedness
      • abstractedness
      • abstraction
      • Americanisation
      • Americanization
      • anabolism
      • anglicisation
      • anglicization
      • centering
      • constructive metabolism
      • direction
      • Europeanisation
      • Europeanization
      • focal point
      • focus
      • focusing
      • focussing
      • imbibition
      • malabsorption
      • specialism
      • study
      • Westernisation
      • Westernization

    Hypernyms for the word absorption

      • action
      • activity
      • attention
      • biological process
      • cognitive state
      • group action
      • natural action
      • natural process
      • organic process
      • social process
      • sorption
      • state of mind

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