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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
or process of
absorbing
or of being
absorbed
as,
engulfing;
swallowing
up,
as of
bodies
or land.
assimilation; incorporation.
●
In Chemistry & Physics:
The
act
or process of
absorbing
or of being
absorbed
as,
the
imbibing
or
reception
by
molecular
or
chemical
action
, of
radiant energy
; the process of being
neutrons
being
absorbed
by the
nucleus
; interception.
●
In Meteorology:
The
act
or process of
absorbing
or of being
absorbed
as,
The process in which
incident
radiant energy
is
retained
by a
substance
(such as an
air mass
) by
conversion
to some other form of energy (such as heat).
●
In Physiology:
The
act
or process of
absorbing
or of being
absorbed
as,
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.
●
Entire
engrossment
or
occupation
of the mind.
●
Mental assimilation.
●
In Electrical engineering:
The
retaining
of
electrical energy
for a
short time
after it has been
introduced
to the dielectric.
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