absorption
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as
Example
“The sponge showed remarkable absorption of water.”
Other meanings
assimilation; incorporation.
the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
Synonyms
- soaking up
Related words
- absorptance
- absorptiometer
- absorptiometric
- absorptiometry
- absorptional
- absorptionism
- absorptionist
- absorptive
- bioabsorption
- electroabsorption
- hyperabsorption
- immunoabsorption
Word history
From Latin "absorptiō" (a sucking in).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “absorption” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.