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Meaning of absorption

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  absorption
      n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates
           another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or
           solid [syn: {absorption}, {soaking up}]
      2: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is
         retained without reflection or transmission on passing
         through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or
         molecules"
      3: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into
         harmony with another [syn: {assimilation}, {absorption}]
      4: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after
         digestion [syn: {assimilation}, {absorption}]
      5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn:
         {concentration}, {engrossment}, {absorption}, {immersion}]
      6: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn:
         {preoccupation}, {preoccupancy}, {absorption}, {engrossment}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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