absorption

Other forms of absorption

plural

absorptions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about absorption

What does absorption mean?

absorption means "(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in absorption?

absorption has 3 syllables: ab-sorp-tion. The stress falls on "sorp". In IPA it is /əbˈzɔɹpʃən/.

What is another word for absorption?

Close synonyms include soaking up, assimilation, assimilation, concentration, engrossment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is absorption a common word?

absorption is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.