absorption
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
                
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                (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"
                
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                the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
                
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                the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
                
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                complete attention; intense mental effort
                
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            the mental state of being preoccupied by something
                Synonyms
More General Terms
                    action
                    activity
                    attention
                    biological process
                    cognitive state
                    natural action
                    natural process
                    organic process
                    social process
                    sorption
                    state of mind
            
            More Specific Terms
                    absentmindedness
                    abstractedness
                    abstraction
                    Americanisation
                    Americanization
                    anabolism
                    Anglicisation
                    Anglicization
                    centering
                    constructive metabolism
                    direction
                    Europeanisation
                    Europeanization
                    focal point
                    focus
                    focusing
                    focussing
                    imbibition
                    malabsorption
                    specialism
                    study
                    Westernisation
                    Westernization