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1. (noun) absorption, soaking up
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Synonyms:  preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, absorption, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up

2. (noun) absorption
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
Synonyms:  engrossment, preoccupancy, soaking up, preoccupation, assimilation, concentration, immersion

3. (noun) assimilation, absorption
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Synonyms:  preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, absorption, acculturation, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up

4. (noun) assimilation, absorption
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Synonyms:  preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, absorption, acculturation, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up

5. (noun) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
- complete attention; intense mental effort
Synonyms:  immersion, dousing, submersion, absorption, submerging, ingress, assiduousness, preoccupancy, soaking up, ducking, assiduity, denseness, preoccupation, compactness, concentration, engrossment, intentness, assimilation, tightness, density, submergence

6. (noun) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Synonyms:  preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, intentness, absorption, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up


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