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absorption noun

  /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/ , /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈsɔːp.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/ , /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/
  • The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
  • (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  • (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
 absorption

absorptivity noun

  /æbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/ , /əbˌsɔɹpˈtɪvə.ti/
  • The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 absorptivité

absorptance noun

  /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/ , /æbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/ , /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/ , /æbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/ , /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩s/ , /əbˈsɔɹp.tn̩ts/ , /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩s/ , /əbˈzɔɹp.tn̩ts/ , /əbˈzɔːp.tn̩s/
  • (optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
 absorptance
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