Tra từ absorption - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another;
a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
soaking up
• Derivationally related forms:
absorb
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
sorption
• Hyponyms:
imbibition
2. (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (Freq. 3)
- the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules
• Derivationally related forms:
absorb
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Part Holonyms:
extinction
3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
• Syn:
assimilation
• Derivationally related forms:
absorb, assimilate (for: assimilation)
• Hypernyms:
social process
• Hyponyms:
Americanization, Americanisation, Anglicization, Anglicisation, Europeanization,
Europeanisation, Westernization, Westernisation
4. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
• Syn:
assimilation
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate (for: assimilation)
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
anabolism, constructive metabolism, malabsorption
5. complete attention;
intense mental effort
• Syn:
concentration, engrossment, immersion
• Derivationally related forms:
immerse (for: immersion), absorb, engross (for: engrossment), concentrate (for: concentration)
• Hypernyms:
attention
• Hyponyms:
focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction,
centering, specialism, study
6. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
• Syn:
preoccupation, preoccupancy, engrossment
• Derivationally related forms:
engross (for: engrossment), absorb, preoccupied (for: preoccupancy), preoccupy (for: preoccupancy), preoccupy (for: preoccupation)
• Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
• Hyponyms:
abstractedness, abstraction, absentmindedness