absorption
nouns
(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"
is derived from
is a part of
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
domain category
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
"his favorite subject was physics"
is a type of (narrower)
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
is derived from
complete attention; intense mental effort
is derived from
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
is derived from
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