The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
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.
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.
The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals.
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
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.
An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.
The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals.