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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•sorp•tion /æbˈsɔrpʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the process of absorbing or being absorbed.
- complete involvement:She read her book with total absorption.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•sorp•tion (ab sôrp′shən, -zôrp′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of absorbing.
- the state or process of being absorbed.
- assimilation;
incorporation:the absorption of small farms into one big one. - Physiologyuptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine.
- Chemistrya taking in or reception by molecular or chemical action, as of gases or liquids.
- Physicsthe removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates.
- complete attention or preoccupation;
deep engrossment:absorption in one's work.
- Latin absorptiōn- (stem of absorptiō), equivalent. to absorpt(us), past participle of absorbēre to absorb + -iōn- -ion
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: absorption /əbˈsɔːpʃən -ˈzɔːp-/ n - the process of absorbing or the state of being absorbed
- normal assimilation by the tissues of the products of digestion
- the passage of a gas, fluid, drug, etc, through the mucous membranes or skin
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin absorptiōn-, from absorbēre to absorbabˈsorptive adj |