centring vs absorption

absorption vs centring

centring and absorption both are nouns.

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

As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of centring; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than centring:

centring: the concentration of attention or energy on something
absorption: complete attention; intense mental effort

Other hypernyms of centring include concentration, engrossment, immersion.

centring (noun)	absorption (noun)
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
the concentration of attention or energy on something	complete attention; intense mental effort
	(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

Difference between centring and absorption

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