focal point vs absorption

absorption vs focal point

focal point and absorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
focal point	Yes	No	No	No
absorption	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of focal point include concentration, engrossment, immersion.

focal point (noun)	absorption (noun)
the concentration of attention or energy on something	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges	complete attention; intense mental effort
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism	(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 focal point and absorption

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