absorption
/əbˈzɔrpʃən/
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Description
absorption
physical or chemical process
absorption
way in which the energy of a photon is taken up by matter; physical process of absorbing light, while absorbance does not always measure absorption: it measures attenuation (of transmitted radiant power)
absorption
absorption of electromagnetic waves, electrons, or other particles in physics
absorption
movement of a drug into the bloodstream or lymph
absorption
transfer of sound energy into internal energy of the absorber
absorption
personality trait
absorption
inference rule where, given P→Q, one deduces P→(P∧Q)
absorption
movement of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream and lymph
absorption
the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without
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