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According to WordNet, the noun "absorption" has 6 sense(s).

113424183 (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".

105700087 the mental state of being preoccupied by something.

105704266 complete attention; intense mental effort.

113434688 the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.

113423922 (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.

113434878 the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.


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