Absorption (Noun)
Meaning 1
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
Complete attention; intense mental effort.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
(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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 6
The mental state of being preoccupied by something.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.