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   ab·sorp·tion

   /əbˈzôrpSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another: "shock absorption" Similar incorporationassimilationintegrationappropriationtaking insubsuminginclusionco-optingswallowing up
   • 2. the fact or state of being engrossed in something: "her absorption in the problems of the Third World" Similar immersionintentnessraptnessinvolvementengrossmentoccupationengagementpreoccupationcaptivationmonopolizationfascinationenthrallmentinterest

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘the swallowing up of something’): from Latin absorptio(n-), from absorbere ‘swallow up’ (see absorb).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › absorptionAbsorption Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ABSORPTION is the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed. How to use absorption in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSORPTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSORPTION definition: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.

4. www.biologyonline.com › dictionary › absorptionAbsorption - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary

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   Absorption Definition. Absorption is a physiological mechanism by which simpler forms of molecules (both macromolecules and micromolecules) are transmitted (absorbed/assimilated) from the intestinal lumen to the circulatory system (blood or lymphatic).

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › absorptionABSORPTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   The taking up and storing of energy, such as radiation, light, or sound, without it being reflected or transmitted. During absorption, the energy may change from one form into another. When radiation strikes the electrons in an atom, the electrons move to a higher orbit or state of excitement by absorption of the radiation's energy.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSORPTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABSORPTION meaning: 1. the process of taking something into another substance: 2. complete interest in something: 3…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSORPTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The removal of one or more selected components from a mixture of gases by absorption into a suitable solvent is one of the common operations of chemical engineering. Absorption is a method of separating a liquid from the vapor which it is trapped in.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › absorptionAbsorption - definition of absorption by The Free Dictionary

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   absorption - (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"