Noun

• S: (n) absorption, soaking up ((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid)
• S: (n) absorption ((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"
• S: (n) assimilation, absorption (the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)
• S: (n) assimilation, absorption (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
• S: (n) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)
• S: (n) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)