absorption

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Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
2. 2
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,: engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
3. 3
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,: assimilation; incorporation.
4. 4
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,: the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
5. 5
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,: 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).
6. 6
   The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,: 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.
7. 7
   Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
8. 8
   Mental assimilation.
9. 9
   The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.