absorption
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption First attested in 1597. From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Morphologically absorb + -tion.
- derived from absorptiō
Definitions
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- The sponge showed remarkable absorption of water.
- Plants rely on the absorption of sunlight for photosynthesis.
- His complete absorption in the novel made him lose track of time.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- absorption in some employment
- A complete absorption testified their breathless interest.
Mental assimilation.
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The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the…
The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
The neighborhood
- neighboradsorption
- neighborsorption
Derived
absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometric, absorptiometry, absorptional, absorption band, absorption cell, absorption coefficient, absorption costing, absorption dynamometer, absorption edge, absorption factor, absorption hygrometer, absorption identity, absorptionism, absorptionist, absorption law, absorption line, absorption nebula, absorption pipette, absorption refrigerator, absorption spectroscopy, absorption spectrum, absorption system, absorptive, atomic absorption spectroscopy, bioabsorption, Chappuis absorption, dielectric absorption, electroabsorption, fluorine absorption dating, hyperabsorption, immunoabsorption, interabsorption, isoabsorption, law of absorption, magnetabsorption, magnetoabsorption, malabsorption, nonabsorption · +7 more
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for absorption. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA