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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'absorption' Princeton's WordNet 

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


'absorption' - Nearby Entries  

absorption band  absorption coefficient  absorption factor  absorption  absorption indicator  absorption spectrum  absorption unit  



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