• Finnish: absorptio, imeytyminen
• German: Absorption
• Polish: absorpcja

• Finnish: imeytyminen
• German: Absorption
• Polish: przyswajanie

• ttbc Bulgarian: абсорбция (absorbtsija)
• ttbc Chinese: 吸收 (xīshōu)(1,2,3); 全神貫注, 全神贯注 (quánshénguànzhù) (4)
• ttbc Croatian: apsorpcija
• ttbc Dutch: absorptie
• ttbc French: absorption
• ttbc Hebrew: קליטה (qlit'a)
• ttbc Indonesian: absorpsi, penyerapan
• ttbc Interlingua: absorption
• ttbc Italian: assorbimento
• ttbc Japanese: 吸収 (kyūshū)
• ttbc Norwegian: inn-, oppsuging
• ttbc Portuguese: absorção
• ttbc Russian: всасывание (vsásyvanije) , впитывание (vpítyvanije)
• ttbc Spanish: absorción
• ttbc Swedish: absorption

References

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Finnish

Noun

absorption

Absorption may refer to:

Chemistry and biology

• Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid material
• Absorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin
• Absorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in body

Physics and mechanical engineering

• Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a material
• Absorption (acoustics), absorption of sound waves by a material
• Dielectric absorption, a determination of how electrically permitive a material is
• Absorption refrigerator, a refrigerator that runs on surplus heat rather than electricity
• Absorption air conditioning, a type of solar air conditioning

Mathematics and economics

• Absorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operations
• Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without

See also

• Adsorption, the formation of a liquid or gas film on a solid surface.
• Digestion, the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tract.
• Flow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption".

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