Absorption

n. sucking up; taking in; preoccupation, mental engrossment

Absorption may refer to:Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid materialAbsorption (cooking), a method in cooking in which a food (such as rice) takes up the liquid in which it is immersedAbsorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skinAbsorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in bodyAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a materialAbsorption (acoustics) , absorption of sound waves by a materialAbsorption (digestive), the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tractAbsorption air conditioningAbsorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operationsDielectric absorption, interaction and absorption of energy from an applied electromagnetic field by a dielectric materialFlow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption"Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and withoutAbsorption refrigeration
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Absorption /ab·sorp·tion/ 1. the uptake of substances into or across tissues. 2. in psychology, devotion of thought to one object or activity only. [more]Absorption - Community and Resources

Noun
1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
(synonym) soaking up
(hypernym) sorption
(hyponym) imbibition
(derivation) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
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"
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(part-holonym) extinction
(derivation) absorb, take in
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
(synonym) assimilation
(hypernym) social process
(hyponym) Americanization, Americanisation
(derivation) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
4. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(synonym) assimilation
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) malabsorption
5. complete attention; intense mental effort
(synonym) concentration, engrossment, immersion
(hypernym) attention
(hyponym) focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering
(derivation) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
6. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
(synonym) preoccupation, preoccupancy, engrossment
(hypernym) cognitive state, state of mind
(hyponym) abstractedness, abstraction
(derivation) absorb, engross, engage, occupy

n. absorption, sucking up; taking in; preoccupation, mental engrossment; sorption, absorbency