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absorption

English

  1. 🔊 (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another
  2. 🔊 (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”
  3. 🔊 the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
  4. 🔊 the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
  5. 🔊 the mental state of being preoccupied by something
  6. 🔊 complete attention

Spanish

  1. 🔊 absorción absorption
  2. 🔊 fagotización absorption

Similar words

preoccupation preoccupancy engrossment concentration engrossment immersion soaking up assimilation assimilation walter mitty ablation absence of mind absentmindedness absorbed attention absorbency absorbent abstractedness abstraction adsorbent adsorption application assimilation attrition bemusement