Noun

(en-noun)

The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

# The direction of attention to a specific object.

# The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.

# The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.

A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

The proportion of a substance in a whole.

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# (chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))

The matching game pelmanism.

Noun

(en noun)

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

# (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.

# assimilate; incorporation.

''the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger

the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool

# (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.

the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.

# (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.

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.

absorption in some employment

Mental assimilation.

(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

The taking on of by a shipping company of special charges by another without price increase.

The natural lessening of radio waves due to atmospheric interference.