absorption
absorption is a 10-letter English word with 10 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
- noun. In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
- noun. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
- noun. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- noun. complete attention; intense mental effort
- noun. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- 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"
- noun. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- noun. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Synonyms
engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation, concentration, immersion, assimilation
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