absorption
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Types & categories
- sorption hypernym
- imbibition hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(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
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
Parts & wholes
- extinction part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Types & categories
- social process hypernym
- Americanization hyponym
- Anglicization hyponym
- Europeanization hyponym
- Westernization hyponym
Related & opposite
- assimilate derivation
- assimilate derivation
- assimilate derivation
Sense 4 noun
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- anabolism hyponym
- malabsorption hyponym
Related & opposite
- imbibe derivation
Sense 5 noun
complete attention; intense mental effort
Types & categories
- attention hypernym
- centering hyponym
- specialism hyponym
- study hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Types & categories
- cognitive state hypernym
- abstractedness hyponym
- absentmindedness hyponym
Related & opposite
- engage derivation
- steep derivation
- preoccupy derivation
- haunted derivation
- preoccupied derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | soak up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorb |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sorption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbibition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | take in |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | extinction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assimilate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assimilate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assimilate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | social process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Americanization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Anglicization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Europeanization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Westernization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | imbibe |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | anabolism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | malabsorption |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | engage |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | steep |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rivet |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | attention |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | centering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | specialism |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | study |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | engage |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | steep |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | haunted |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupied |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognitive state |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | abstractedness |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | absentmindedness |