9 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning.
Definition
noun
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium