(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (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
The absorption of a group into a larger group is the process of it becoming part of the larger group. Transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it passes. The energy of the wave can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed. If the medium absorbs only a fraction of the energy, it is said to be transparent to that energy. When all energy is absorbed, the medium is opaque. All substances absorb energy to some extent. For instance, the ocean appears transparent to sunlight near the surface, but becomes opaque with depth. Substances absorb specific types of radiation. Rubber is transparent to infrared radiation and X rays, but opaque to visible light. Green glass is transparent to green light but absorbs red and blue light. Absorption of sound is fundamental to acoustics; a soft material absorbs sound energy as the waves strike it
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc
(Ticaret) The allocation of specific pools or groups of fixed costs to associated units of production by a predetermined percentage or dollar amount, based on unit cost, machine or labor hours, or other factors
The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in. Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from food
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 larger