Main entry: engrossment, absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation
Definition: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Main entry: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
Definition: complete attention; intense mental effort
Main entry: absorption, soaking up
Definition: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
Main entry: absorption
Definition: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
Usage: the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules
Main entry: assimilation, absorption
Definition: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
Main entry: absorption, assimilation
Definition: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another