absorption vs centering

absorption and centering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absorption	Yes	No	No	No
centering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, centering is a hyponym of absorption; that is, centering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorption:

Other hyponyms of absorption include centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, specialism, study.

absorption (noun)	centering (noun)
the mental state of being preoccupied by something	(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
complete attention; intense mental effort	the concentration of attention or energy on something
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another