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Webster 1913 Edition

Absorption

Ab-sorp′tion

,
Noun.
[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)
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action;
as, the
absorption
of light, heat, electricity, etc.
3.
(Physiol.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Absorption

ABSORP'TION

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process of imbibing or swallowing; either by water which overwhelms, or by substances, which drink in and retain liquids; as the absorption of a body in a whirlpool, or of water by the earth, or of the humors of the body by dry powders. It is used also to express the swallowing up of substances by the earth in chasms made by earthquakes, and the sinking of large tracts in violent commotions of the earth.
2.
In chimistry, the conversion of a gaseous fluid into a liquid or solid, by union with another substance.

Definition 2024

Absorption

Absorption

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German

Noun

Absorption f ‎(genitive Absorption, plural Absorptionen)

  1. absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light)

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See also

  • Absorptionsbande

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absorption

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English

Noun

absorption ‎(plural absorptions)

  1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
    1. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. [Attested from the late 16th century until the mid 18th century.][1]
    2. assimilate; incorporation. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
      the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
      the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
    3. (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 18th century.][1]
      the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
    4. (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 18th century.][1]
  2. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
    absorption in some employment
  3. Mental assimilation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
  4. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
  • absorption in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • absorption in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Finnish

Noun

absorption

  1. Genitive singular form of absorptio.

French

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Noun

absorption f ‎(plural absorptions)

  1. absorption

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