absorption
21absorption — ab|sorp|tion [ əb sɔrpʃən, əb zɔrpʃən ] noun uncount 1. ) the process by which something takes in a substance, form of energy, or liquid: absorption of: Exercise can promote absorption of nutrients by the body. 2. ) the process by which a group,… …
22absorption — [[t]əbzɔ͟ː(r)pʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in. This controls the absorption of liquids... Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from… …
23absorption — UK [əbˈzɔː(r)pʃ(ə)n] / US [əbˈsɔrpʃ(ə)n] / US [əbˈzɔrpʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) the process by which something takes in a substance, form of energy, or liquid absorption of: Exercise can promote absorption of nutrients by the body. 2) the… …
24absorption — ab|sorp|tion [əbˈso:pʃən, ˈzo:p US o:r ] n [U] 1.) a process in which something takes in liquid, gas, or heat absorption of ▪ the body s absorption of iron 2.) a process in which people or things become part of something larger absorption of ▪… …
25absorption — cost absorption; = overhead absorption An accounting process used in absorption costing in which the overhead of an organization is borne by the production of that organization by the use of absorption rates …
26absorption — cost absorption; overhead absorption An accounting process, used in absorption costing, in which the overhead of an organization is charged to the production of that organization by the use of absorption rates …
27absorption — /əbˈsɔpʃən / (say uhb sawpshuhn), / ˈzɔp / (say zawp ) noun 1. assimilation: the absorption of small farms by a bigger one. 2. the sucking up or drawing in of a liquid by a porous substance. 3. the passage of substances to the blood, lymph, and… …
28absorption — 1. The taking in, incorporation, or reception of gases, liquids, light, or heat. Cf.:adsorption. 2. In radiology, the uptake of energy from radiation by the tissue or medium through which it passes. See half value layer, photoelectric …
29absorption — (ab sor psion, ou, suivant la prononciation réelle, ap sor psion ; de quatre syllabes en poésie) s. f. 1° Action d absorber. L absorption de l âme en Dieu. L absorption des pluies par la terre. 2° En termes de physique, phénomène qui consiste …
30absorption — noun 1) the absorption of water Syn: soaking up, sucking up; technical osmosis 2) by 1543, Scottish fears of absorption by England were allayed Syn: incorporation, assimilation, integration, appropriation, inclusion 3) her total absorption i …
