Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.
- noun A state of mental concentration.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Herbart's pedagogic system, the gradual process of the apprehension of the manifold: a translation of the German vertiefung. Otherwise called
concentration and self-estrangement. - noun Specifically— In the absorption of gases, the volume of a gas which one volume of a liquid will dissolve.
- noun In optics, the constant K in the equation , where A0 is the amplitude of an incident ray, A1 its amplitude after penetrating to a depth of one wave-length in the absorbing medium, and e the base of natural logarithms.
- noun The act or process of absorbing, or the state of being absorbed, in all the senses of the verb: as—
- noun In physiology, the process of taking up into the vascular system (venous or lymphatic) either food from the alimentary canal or inflammatory products and other substances from the various tissues. Plants absorb moisture and nutritive juices principally by their roots, but sometimes by their general surfaces, as in seaweeds, and carbonic acid by their leaves. Absorption of organic matter by leaves takes place in several insectivorous plants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear.
- noun (Chem. & Physics) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action
- noun (Physiol.) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
- noun Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act or process of
absorbing or of beingabsorbed as, - noun electrical engineering The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the
dielectric . - noun The taking on of by a shipping company of special charges by another without price increase.
- noun The natural lessening of radio waves due to atmospheric interference.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- noun complete attention; intense mental effort
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- noun the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- noun (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
- noun the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is only when _absorption_ takes place that heat is thus produced: and heat is always a result of absorption.
Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 John Tyndall 1856
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Skin absorption is more likely to occur if you use highly concentrated formulas of DEET, if it is applied to broken or irritated skin; or with repeated applications.
Insect Repellents 2010
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Administration of substances that absorb toxins and further prevent their absorption is also useful in early cases.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Pet Owners Beware: This Common Sweetener Can Poison Dogs Dr. Richard Palmquist 2010
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Administration of substances that absorb toxins and further prevent their absorption is also useful in early cases.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Pet Owners Beware: This Common Sweetener Can Poison Dogs Dr. Richard Palmquist 2010
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Administration of substances that absorb toxins and further prevent their absorption is also useful in early cases.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Pet Owners Beware: This Common Sweetener Can Poison Dogs Dr. Richard Palmquist 2010
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Seemingly united around shared values of localism and diversity, one hates to think that behind the solidarity is a plan for the long-term absorption of all licenses outside the master ship.
Tracy Rosenberg: College Radio: You Will Be Assimilated Tracy Rosenberg 2011
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Seemingly united around shared values of localism and diversity, one hates to think that behind the solidarity is a plan for the long-term absorption of all licenses outside the master ship.
Tracy Rosenberg: College Radio: You Will Be Assimilated Tracy Rosenberg 2011
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Seemingly united around shared values of localism and diversity, one hates to think that behind the solidarity is a plan for the long-term absorption of all licenses outside the master ship.
Tracy Rosenberg: College Radio: You Will Be Assimilated Tracy Rosenberg 2011
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I think that calorie consumption rather than calorie absorption is the common understanding of “calories in.”
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We can assume that Alutsista problem was not caused by limited budget, but also because the budget's absorption is low.
Global Voices in English » Indonesia: Deteriorating Primary Defense Weapon System 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word absorption
"4. In Herbart's pedagogic system, the gradual process of the apprehension of the manifold: a translation of the German vertiefung. Otherwise called concentration and self-estrangement."
--Century Dictionary
February 11, 2011