absorbency

ab·sorb·ent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ab-sawr-buh nt, -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr-/
- /əb.ˈzɔː.bən.si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-sawr-buh nt, -zawr-]
- /æbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr-/

Definitions of absorbency word

adjective absorbency capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb. 1
noun absorbency something that absorbs: Tons of high-powered absorbents were needed to clean up the oil spill. 1
noun absorbency (obsolete) The action of absorbing. 1
noun absorbency quality of taking in liquid 1
noun absorbency The quality of being absorbent. 0
noun absorbency (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. 0

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Origin of absorbency

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20, absorbent is from the Latin word absorbent- (stem of absorbēns, present participle of absorbēre). See absorb, -ent

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Parts of speech for Absorbency

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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absorbency popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for absorbency

noun absorbency

porosity — the state or quality of being porous.
spongy — of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
penetrable — capable of being penetrated.
pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.

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