ALL meanings of absorption
ab·sorp·tion
A a - uncountable noun absorption The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in. 3
- uncountable noun absorption The absorption of a group into a larger group is the process of it becoming part of the larger group. 3
- uncountable noun absorption Someone's absorption in something is the fact that they are very interested in it and that it takes up all their attention and energy. 3
- noun absorption the process of absorbing or the state of being absorbed 3
- noun absorption normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion 3
- noun absorption the passage of a gas, fluid, drug, etc, through the mucous membranes or skin 3
- noun absorption a reduction of the intensity of any form of radiated energy as a result of energy conversion in a medium, such as the conversion of sound energy into heat 3
- noun absorption the process of removing superfluous antibodies or antigens from a mixture using a reagent 3
- noun absorption an absorbing or being absorbed 3
- noun absorption the fact or state of being much interested or engrossed 3
- noun absorption the passing of nutrient material, medication, etc. into or through tissues, as the intestinal walls, the blood, etc. 3
- noun absorption a taking in and not reflecting, as of radiant energy 3
- noun absorption partial loss in energy of light, radio waves, etc. passing through a medium 3
- noun absorption Absorption is a method of separating a liquid from the vapor which it is trapped in. 3
- noun absorption Absorption is the process by which substances are taken into a tissue, for example, nutrients through the wall of the intestine. 3
- noun absorption act of absorbing 1
- noun absorption state of being absorbed 1
- noun absorption concentration 1
- noun absorption incorporation 1
- noun absorption The process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another. 1
- noun absorption the act of absorbing. 1
- noun absorption the state or process of being absorbed. 1
- noun absorption assimilation; incorporation: the absorption of small farms into one big one. 1
- noun absorption uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine. 1
- noun absorption a taking in or reception by molecular or chemical action, as of gases or liquids. 1
- noun absorption Physics. the removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates. 1
- noun absorption complete attention or preoccupation; deep engrossment: absorption in one's work. 1
- noun absorption The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,. 0
- noun absorption Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. 0
- noun absorption Mental assimilation. 0
- noun absorption (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric. 0
- noun absorption The taking on of by a shipping company of special charges by another without price increase. 0
- noun absorption The natural lessening of radio waves due to atmospheric interference. 0