absorption
noun
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the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingpreoccupancy
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complete attentionimmersion
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(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates anothersoaking up
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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 process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestionassimilation
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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with anotherassimilation