absorption

Words with a similar base: absorption

'absorption'

[absorption.n.01] as in: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

'absorption'

[absorption.n.02] as in: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

Examples:
the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules

'absorption'

[assimilation.n.02] as in: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

'absorption'

[assimilation.n.03] as in: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

'absorption'

[concentration.n.05] as in: complete attention; intense mental effort

'absorption'

[preoccupation.n.02] as in: the mental state of being preoccupied by something

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