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absorption

/əbˈsɔːp.ʃn̩/

An illustration for absorption

noun

process of being absorbed (e.g. liquid, attention)

  • “Light absorption is when the light hits a surface and is converted into energy.”Tatoeba
  • “This paper has very good absorption.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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