absorption
英 [?b'z??p?(?)n; -'s??p-]
美[?b?s?rp??n, -?z?rp-]
英英釋意
- 1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- 2. (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"
- 3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- 4. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- 5. complete attention; intense mental effort
- 6. the mental state of being preoccupied by something