Absorption Definition

əb-zôrpshən, -sôrp-
noun
The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.
American Heritage
An absorbing or being absorbed.
Webster's New World
A state of mental concentration.
American Heritage
The fact or state of being much interested or engrossed.
Webster's New World
The passing of nutrient material, medication, etc. into or through tissues, as the intestinal walls, the blood, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Absorption

Noun

Singular:
absorption
Plural:
absorptions

Origin of Absorption

  • Latin absorptiō absorptiōn- from absorptus past participle of absorbēre to absorb absorb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested in 1597. From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”).

    From Wiktionary

Absorption Sentence Examples

  • Mention may be made of the absorption spectrum of benzene.

  • Differences connected with the mode of supply of nutritive material do exist, but they are mainly correlated with the structure of the organisms, which makes the method of absorption different.

  • With the suppression and absorption of the independent principalities the problem was only half solved.

  • The absorption of these rays implies that the pigment absorbs radiant energy from the sun, and gives us some explanation of its power of constructing the carbohydrates which has been mentioned as the special work of the apparatus.

  • There is set up at once a certain hydrostatic pressure, due to the turgidity which ensues upon such absorption, and the extensible cell wall stretches, at first in all directions.

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NONION

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