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▸ noun: (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
▸ noun: assimilation; incorporation.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (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).
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
▸ noun: Mental assimilation.
▸ noun: (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
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engrossment,
preoccupation,
assimilation,
preoccupancy,
concentration,
soaking up,
absorbtion,
absorptivity,
reabsorption,
absorbability,
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