different between absorption vs excretion

English

Etymology

First attested in 1597. From Latin absorpti? (“a sucking in”), from absorbe? (“absorb”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?z??p.?n?/, /?b?s??p.?n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?s??p.?n?/, /æb?z??p.?n?/, /?b?z??p.?n?/, /?b?s??p.?n?/
• Hyphenation: ab?sorp?tion

Noun

absorption (countable and uncountable, plural absorptions)

1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
   1. (obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the mid 18^th century.]
   2. assimilation; incorporation. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

      the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger

      the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool

   3. (chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]

      the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.

   4. (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
   5. (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]
2. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

   absorption in some employment

3. Mental assimilation. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]
4. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

Translations

References

• absorption in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• absorption in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• probations, saprobiont

Finnish

Noun

absorption

1. genitive singular of absorptio

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.s??p.sj??/

Noun

absorption f (plural absorptions)

1. absorption

Further reading

• “absorption” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i???n

Noun

excretion (countable and uncountable, plural excretions)

1. The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
2. Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Related terms

• excrete
• secretion

Translations

Further reading

• excretion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia