[ab-sawrp-shuh
n, -zawrp-] 
| 1. | the act of absorbing. |
| 2. | the state or process of being absorbed. |
| 3. | assimilation; incorporation: the absorption of small farms into one big one. |
| 4. | uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine. |
| 5. | a taking in or reception by molecular or chemical action, as of gases or liquids. |
| 6. | Physics. the removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates. |
| 7. | complete attention or preoccupation; deep engrossment: absorption in one's work. |
| ab·sorp·tion (əb-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-) n.
[Latin absorptiō, absorptiōn-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbēre, to absorb; see absorb.] ab·sorp'tive (-tĭv) adj., ab'sorp·tiv'i·ty n. |
absorption ab·sorp·tion (əb-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
The taking in or incorporation of something, such as a gas, a liquid, light, or heat.