Absorption — synonyms, definition

1. absorption (Noun)

abstraction assimilation cogitation concentration congestion digestion engorgement engrossment immersion inhalation musing osmosis overload plethora preoccupancy preoccupation reverie rumination saturation soaking up • • •

absorption (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. ex. "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules"

absorption (Noun) — The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.

absorption (Noun) — The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.

absorption (Noun) — Complete attention; intense mental effort.

absorption (Noun) — The mental state of being preoccupied by something.

action activity attention biological process cognitive state natural action natural process organic process social process sorption state of mind Americanisation Americanization Anglicisation Anglicization Europeanisation Europeanization Westernisation Westernization absentmindedness abstractedness abstraction anabolism centering centreing centring constructive metabolism direction focal point focus focusing • • • extinction