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[ adjective ] wholly absorbed as in thought

Examples

"deep in thought" "the book had her totally engrossed" "enwrapped in dreams" "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare "rapt with wonder" "wrapped in thought"

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

`` This is my hen ledger '' , he informed him in an absorbed way .

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attentive

2
[ adjective ] retained without reflection

Examples

"the absorbed light intensity"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

The rate of the gas phase exchange reaction appears to be proportional to the first power of the absorbed light intensity indicating that the radical intermediates are removed at the walls or by reaction with an impurity rather than by bimolecular radical combination reactions .

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unreflected

3
[ adjective ] taken in through the pores of a surface

Examples

"the absorbed water expanded the sponge"

Related terms

absorbable

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