absorption
/əbˈzɔrpʃən/
noun
- The process of taking in or soaking up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- The sponge's absorption of water made it heavy and soft.
- The absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans helps regulate the climate.
- Plants use absorption to take nutrients from the soil through their roots.
- The process of a smaller group or thing being fully included into a larger one.
- The absorption of the small company into the large corporation happened quickly.
- The absorption of new members into the club required a vote from existing members.
- Cultural absorption occurs when immigrants adopt the customs of their new country.
- Complete involvement in an activity or interest; deep concentration.
- The child's absorption with the puzzle kept him quiet for hours.
- His total absorption in his work sometimes made him forget to eat.
- Her absorption in the novel was so deep that she didn't hear the phone ring.
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