absorption has definitions from the fields of sociology,biology,medicine,chemistry,physics
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

Synonyms

soaking_up

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

His prescription : hot and cold compresses to increase her absorption of water .

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

A Schilling_test demonstrated normal absorption of vitamin * * f .

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

Two absorptions of * * f with ethyl_acetate or two absorptions of * * f ( which had been passed_through Dowex-2-chloride ) , NS and * * f with crown_gall tissue powder , or mouse liver powder did not further improve the specificity of staining .

Two absorptions of * * f with ethyl_acetate or two absorptions of * * f ( which had been passed_through Dowex-2-chloride ) , NS and * * f with crown_gall tissue powder , or mouse liver powder did not further improve the specificity of staining .

Related terms

sorption imbibition chemistry

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[ noun ] (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

Examples

"the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

Since the absorption of radio_waves in rocklike material varies with wave_length , it should be possible to sample the temperature variation at different depths beneath the surface and possibly detect changes in the structure or composition of the lunar surface material .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The magnetic_resonance absorption was detected by employing a Varian model **f broad line spectrometer and the associated 12 - inch electromagnet system .

The spectrometer was adjusted to minimize the amount of dispersion mode mixed_in with the absorption signal .

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[ noun ] (biology,medicine) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Synonyms

assimilation

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[ noun ] the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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[ noun ] complete attention; intense mental effort
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[ noun ] (sociology) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Synonyms

assimilation

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