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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