absorption

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English

Etymology

First attested in 1597. From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Morphologically absorb +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/, /əbˈsɔːp.ʃn̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/, /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧tion

Noun

absorption (countable and uncountable, plural absorptions)

  1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
    1. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. [1]
    2. assimilation; incorporation. [1]
      the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
      the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
    3. (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [1]
      the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
    4. (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
    5. (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [1]
  2. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [1]
    absorption in some employment
  3. Mental assimilation. [1]
  4. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorption”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

absorption c (singular definite absorptionen, plural indefinite absorptioner)

  1. absorption

Declension

Declension of absorption
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative absorption absorptionen absorptioner absorptionerne
genitive absorptions absorptionens absorptioners absorptionernes

Synonyms

Further reading

Finnish

Noun

absorption

  1. genitive singular of absorptio

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

absorption f (plural absorptions)

  1. absorption, swallowing, taking

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”).

Noun

absorption c

  1. absorption

Declension

Declension of absorption
nominative genitive
singular indefinite absorption absorptions
definite absorptionen absorptionens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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References

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