absorption vs immersion

immersion vs absorption

absorption and immersion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, absorption and immersion are synonyms defined as:

absorption and immersion: complete attention; intense mental effort

Other synonyms of absorption include concentration, engrossment.

absorption (noun)	immersion (noun)
the mental state of being preoccupied by something	a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
complete attention; intense mental effort	the act of wetting something by submerging it
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid	complete attention; intense mental effort
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion	sinking until covered completely with water
(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium	(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Difference between absorption and immersion

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