immersion vs absorption

absorption vs immersion

immersion and absorption both are nouns.

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

As nouns, immersion and absorption are synonyms defined as:

immersion and absorption: complete attention; intense mental effort

Other synonyms of immersion include concentration, engrossment.

immersion (noun)	absorption (noun)
a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
the act of wetting something by submerging it	complete attention; intense mental effort
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
sinking until covered completely with water	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse	(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 immersion and absorption

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