absorption

absorption

Entrée d’un liquide ou d’un gaz dans une matière par de minuscules ouvertures.

En anglais simple : The process of taking liquid or gas into a material through tiny openings.

• This towel allows fast water absorption.
• The coating prevents moisture absorption.
• We tested the absorption of gas by the material.

Comment l'utiliser : absorption of something (The soil’s absorption of water was slow.)

Synonymes : uptake

Expressions courantes : water absorption, moisture absorption, absorption rate

concentration, absorption

État où l’on consacre toute son attention à une chose et remarque à peine le reste.

En anglais simple : The state of giving all your attention to something, so you notice little else.

• His absorption in the book was complete.
• She noticed nothing in her absorption in work.
• Their total absorption in the game surprised me.

Comment l'utiliser : absorption in something (Her absorption in the puzzle made her miss the announcement.)

Synonymes : concentration, engrossment

Contraires : distraction

Expressions courantes : complete absorption, total absorption, absorption in something

absorption

Processus par lequel la matière reçoit de l’énergie ou des particules, comme la lumière, la chaleur ou les neutrons.

En anglais simple : The process in which matter takes in energy or particles, such as light, heat, or neutrons.

• Dark surfaces increase heat absorption.
• The experiment measured neutron absorption.
• Scientists compared the absorption spectra of two gases.

Comment l'utiliser : absorption of something by something (We measured the absorption of light by the glass.)

Contraires : emission

Expressions courantes : light absorption, neutron absorption, absorption spectrum

absorption

Passage des substances nutritives dans le corps jusqu’aux tissus et aux organes.

En anglais simple : The process by which food substances enter the body and reach its tissues and organs.

• Digestion prepares food for absorption.
• The study examined iron absorption in adults.
• This condition reduces the absorption of nutrients.

Comment l'utiliser : absorption of something (The small intestine is important for the absorption of nutrients.)

Synonymes : uptake

Expressions courantes : nutrient absorption, iron absorption, intestinal absorption