a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
process noun (natural processes)
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(in the sense "the swallowing up of something"): from Latin absorptio(n-), from...
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if a dry or soft substance soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into it | [informal] to spend time experiencing, listening to, or feeling something ... (25 of 100 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples)
in wave motion, the transfer of the energy of a wave to matter as the wave passes through it. The energy of an acoustic, electromagnetic, or other ... (27 of 399 words, 3 images)
the process of absorbing or the state of being absorbed | [physiology] normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion | the passage ... (23 of 573 words, 5 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciations)
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may refer to: Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid material | Absorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin | Absorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in body... (38 of 249 words, 15 definitions)
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as, (obsolete) engulfing; swallow up. | assimilate. | taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. | [chemistry, physics] the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant... (38 of 140 words, 5 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
the process of absorbing or of being absorbed ; interception of radiant energy or sound waves | entire occupation of the mind (21 of 127 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
the act of absorbing. | the state or process of being absorbed. | assimilation; incorporation. | uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients ... (22 of 92 words, 7 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
an absorbing or being absorbed | the fact or state of being much interested or engrossed | [biology] the passing of nutrient material, medication, ... (22 of 71 words, 4 definitions, pronunciations)
the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another | the state of being engrossed in something (19 of 70 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
taking of molecules of one substance directly into another substance. It's contrasted with adsorption, in which the molecules adhere only to the ... (22 of 66 words)
The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed. | A state of mental concentration. (17 of 41 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
the process of taking something into another substance (8 of 28 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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complete interest in something (4 of 30 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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a state in which the whole attention is occupied | the uptake of liquid into the fibers of a substance | the incorporation of something into a larger ... (26 of 171 words, 7 definitions, pronunciations)
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First use: late 16th century
Origin: (in the sense "the swallowing up of something"): from Latin absorptio(n-), from absorbere "swallow up" (see "absorb")
First use: 1590s
Origin: Latin absorptionem (nominative absorptio), noun of action from past participle stem of absorbere.
Origin: Latin absorptiō, absorptiōn-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbēre, to absorb; see "absorb".
First use: 1741
Origin: French and Latin; French, from Latin absorption-, absorptio, from absorbēre
First use: 16th century
Origin: from Latin absorptiōn-, from absorbēre to absorb
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First use: Late 16th century
Origin: Latin absorption- from absorptus, past participle of absorbere "swallow"
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