made by: Anastasia Adzhigitova ROM-1. 2011 Word power

made by: Anastasia Adzhigitova ROM-1.2011 Word power absorb

absorbed absorbing absorber absorbent absorbance absorbable absorbability absorption absorbefacient absorb Sources: ABBYY Lingvo Oxford Dictionary Webster's New World College Dictionary Cambridge One look absorbedly

late Middle English: from Latin absorbere, from ab- 'from' + sorbere 'suck in' Anglo-French asorbir to swallow up, from Latin absorbēre, from ab- + sorbēre to suck up; Greek rophein to gulp down First Known Use: 15th century Origin

/əbˈzɔːb, -ˈsɔːb/ take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action; take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience); take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity) and make it a part of a larger one ; use or take up (time or resources); take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact); absorb

Examples Large companies absorb smaller ones. The company will absorb all the research costs. The boxer absorbed the punches without buckling. She absorbed the information in silence. Arms spending absorbs roughly two per cent of the national income. Deep-pile carpets absorbed all sound of the outside world.

[əb'zɔːbd] taken in, sucked up, assimilated, etc. greatly interested; wholly occupied; retained without reflection; taken in through the pores of a surface; absorbed

Examples Certain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream, while others are not. His work absorbed him. People of many different nationalities have, over the years, been absorbed into the population of the city. She sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book. She was absorbed by / with the problem. The children were absorbed in their homework.

[əb'zɔːbɪŋ] intensely interesting; engrossing absorbing Examples Children will find other exhibits equally absorbing.

[əb'zɔːb(ə)] a person or thing that absorbs; physics a material that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy; absorber

Examples Nitrogen and oxygen are feeble absorbers and radiators. Oyster Radiation Eliminator: This is a metallic radiation absorber embedded in a foam cap, which fits over the tip of the antenna.

[əb'zɔːbənt] a material able to soak up liquid easily (adjective) a substance that soaks up liquid easily (noun) absorbent

Examples The towels are highly absorbent. We need absorbent kitchen paper.

/əbˈzɔːb(ə)ns, -ˈsɔːb(ə)ns/ a measure of the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a specified wavelength; absorbance

Examples Absorbance is equal to the logarithm of the reciprocal of the transmittance: a plot of absorbance versus wavelength would give a Gaussian curve. Absorbance was recorded with a clinical photometer.

capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface; Examples They say Abbott's absorbable stint needs more study in the U.S., where trials have yet to begin and doctors are largely unfamiliar with it. absorbable

the state or quality of being absorbable; Examples Absorbability is considered as the state or quality of being absorbable. absorbability

[əb'zɔːbɪdlɪ] Unreflected; not turned back by physical reflection; Examples She looked at him quietly and questioningly, but his gaze was fixed absorbedly on the opposite shore. Judith wondered of what he was thinking so absorbedly. absorbedly

the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another; the state of being engrossed in something; [əb'zɔːpʃ(ə)n] absorption

Examples It was an expression of unconscious placid gravity of absorption in thoughts that had no connection with the present moment. The absorption of dialects by the Latin gave a great impulse to civilization.

Causing absorption; Any substance possessing such quality; Examples Some preparations are absorbefacient. absorbefacient

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