English-French translations for absorption

• absorption
  Nous sommes arrivés à la conclusion que, peut-être, le terme absorption n'était pas le plus approprié. We came to the conclusion that perhaps absorption is not the best term to use.
  Ici également, 60 % des États membres ont un taux d'absorption inférieur. Also, 60% of Member States have a lower absorption than this.
  À l'origine, le terme que nous avons utilisé était "capacité d'absorption". The original term which we dealt with was 'absorption capacity'.

Definition of absorption

• The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as
• Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
• Mental assimilation.

Examples

• the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger
• the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool
• the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
• absorption in some employment

Related words

• reabsorption
• malabsorption
• absorption line
• absorption factor
• absorption band
• absorption coefficient
• absorption spectrum
• absorption point
• absorption sound damper