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absorption

nounfemininetécnico/ɐb.suɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/medium

ab·sor·ção

Definition

The act or process of absorbing; the process by which one substance incorporates another, whether liquid, gaseous, luminous, or energetic.
Nutrient absorption takes place in the small intestine.
This material has high sound absorption.
Common collocations
water absorptionlight absorptionabsorption coefficientabsorption spectrum

Etymology

Do latim 'absorption, absorptionis', de 'absorbere' (absorver).

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