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English noun: absorption | |||
| 1. | absorption (process) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid | ||
| Synonyms | soaking up | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sorption | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | imbibition | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 2. | absorption (process) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium | ||
| Samples | The absorption of photons by atoms or molecules. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
| Part meronym | extinction | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 3. | absorption (process) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | ||
| Synonyms | assimilation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Americanisation, Americanization, Anglicisation, Anglicization, Europeanisation, Europeanization, Westernisation, Westernization | ||
| 4. | absorption (process) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | ||
| Synonyms | assimilation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anabolism, constructive metabolism, malabsorption | ||
| 5. | absorption (cognition) complete attention; intense mental effort | ||
| Synonyms | concentration, engrossment, immersion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attention | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, specialism, study | ||
| 6. | absorption (cognition) the mental state of being preoccupied by something | ||
| Synonyms | engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absentmindedness, abstractedness, abstraction | ||
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