Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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absorption | Yes | No | No | No |
abstraction | Yes | No | No | No |
absorption (noun) | abstraction (noun) |
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the mental state of being preoccupied by something | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
complete attention; intense mental effort | the act of withdrawing or removing something |
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid | an abstract painting |
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium | preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else |
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances |