absorbability

ab·sorb

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-sawrb, -zawrb]
- /æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-sawrb, -zawrb]
- /æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

Definitions of absorbability word

verb with object absorbability to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. 1
verb with object absorbability to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations. 1
verb with object absorbability to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell. 1
verb with object absorbability to occupy or fill: This job absorbs all of my time. 1
verb with object absorbability to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action: Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide. 1
verb with object absorbability to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock. 1

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Origin of absorbability

First appearance:

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

1480-90; < Latin absorbēre, equivalent to ab- ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow

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Parts of speech for Absorbability

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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absorbability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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