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).