Plural: absorptions
ETYM Latin absorptio, from absorbere. Related to Absorb.
1. The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
2. The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
3. Complete attention; intense mental effort
4. The mental state of being preoccupied by something
assimilation · concentration · engrossment · immersion · preoccupancy · preoccupation · soaking up
absorber · absorbing · absorbing capacity · absorbingly · absorpt · absorptiometer · absorptiometric · absorption · absorption laws
fiz. Usisavanje, upijanje, primanje u sebe (supr.: emisija);
fiziol. Prolazak svarene hrane kroz crevnu sluzokožu u krvotok, čin kojim se u želucu završava varenje hrane;
fig. Potpuna zauzetost (poslom, mislima i sl.).
Singular of absorption laws is absorption law.
absorpt · absorptiometer · absorptiometric · absorption · absorption laws · absorptive · absorptivity · absquatulate · absquatulation · abstain