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Webster 1913 Edition
Absorption
1.
The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear;
as, the
. absorption
of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption
of a smaller tribe into a larger2.
(Chem. & Physics)
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action;
as, the
absorption
of light, heat, electricity, etc.3.
(Physiol.)
In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
4.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind;
as,
. absorption
in some employmentWebster 1828 Edition
Absorption
ABSORP'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act or process of imbibing or swallowing; either by water which overwhelms, or by substances, which drink in and retain liquids; as the absorption of a body in a whirlpool, or of water by the earth, or of the humors of the body by dry powders. It is used also to express the swallowing up of substances by the earth in chasms made by earthquakes, and the sinking of large tracts in violent commotions of the earth.2.
In chimistry, the conversion of a gaseous fluid into a liquid or solid, by union with another substance.