| absorption | |
| 1. n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. | |
| 3. n. assimilate; incorporation. | |
| the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger | |
| the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool | |
| 4. n. (chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the | |
| the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc. | |
| 5. n. (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; takin | |
| 6. n. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. | |
| absorption in some employment | |
| 7. n. Mental assimilation. | |
| 8. n. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric. | |
