ABSORPTION

preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment

(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something

concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion

(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort

absorption, soaking up

(noun) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

absorption

(noun) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; “the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules”

assimilation, absorption

(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

assimilation, absorption

(noun) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

absorption (countable and uncountable, plural absorptions)

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the mid 18^th century.]

assimilation; incorporation. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

(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. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

(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).

(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. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Mental assimilation. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]

(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

Anagrams

• probations, saprobiont

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab*sorp"tion, n. Etym: [L. absorptio, fr. absorbere. See Absorb.]

1. The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.

2. (Chem. & Physics)

Definition: An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.

3. (Physiol.)

Definition: In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.

4. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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