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Dictionary definition for the word "absorption"
absorption (noun)
6 definitions

1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: 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]
4: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: assimilation]
5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, immersion]
6: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, engrossment]
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