absorption

noun

1. 1

   the mental state of being preoccupied by something

2. 2

   complete attention; intense mental effort

3. 3

   (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

4. 4

   (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

   the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules

5. 5

   the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

6. 6

   the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another