Definitions from Wiktionary (absorption)

▸ noun:  The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
▸ 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.
▸ Also see absorption

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