English

Etymology
Latin absorptio, from absorbere.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-absorption.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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. context|chemistry|physics An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
3. physiology 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.

Translations

Bulgarian: аб�о�б�и� (absorbtsija) f
Chinese: �� (xīsh�u)(1,2,3); t|cmn|��貫注|scHani|xsMandarin, t|cmn|��贯注|scHani|xsMandarin (quánshénguànzhù) (4)
Croatian: t-|hr|apsorpcija|f
Dutch: absorptie f
Finnish: imeytyminen (1, 3), sulautuminen (1), absorptio (2), syventyminen (4)
French: t+|fr|absorption|f
German: t-|de|Absorption|f
Hebrew: ק���� (qlit'a)
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Indonesian: absorpsi, serap|penyerapan
Interlingua: absorption
Italian: t+|it|assorbimento|m
Japanese: �� (kyūshū)
Norwegian: inn-, oppsuging
Polish: absorpcja f
Portuguese: absorção f
Russian: в�а��вание (vsásyvanije) n, впи��вание (vpítyvanije) n
Spanish: absorción f
Swedish: t+|sv|absorption|c

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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