direction vs absorption

absorption vs direction

direction and absorption both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of direction include concentration, engrossment, immersion.

direction (noun)	absorption (noun)
the act of managing something	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
the act of setting and holding a course	complete attention; intense mental effort
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
the concentration of attention or energy on something	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something	the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
a message describing how something is to be done
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

Difference between direction and absorption

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