absorptio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absorption noun The process of taking in and incorporating a substance, such as light, heat, or liquid.
Senses
absorptio is used for these senses in English:
- absorption (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- absorption (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
absorption — full definition
- noun The process of taking in and incorporating a substance, such as light, heat, or liquid.
- noun A total engrossment of someone's attention or interest.