Definitions for "ABSORBTION"
The conversion of light to heat within a semi-transparent substance. In ice, the red and yellow colors of sunlight are absorbed gradually more than blue light.
a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.
Keywords:  uptake, see
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The relationship of the weight of the water absorbed by a ceramic specimen subjected to prescribed immersion procedure, to the weight of the dry specimen, expressed in percent.
The taking up or retention of one material by another by chemical or molecular action.