🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

흡수

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heup-su

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Absorption/əbˈzɔːrpʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"영양분의 흡수는 소장에서 주로 이루어진다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

    "The absorption of nutrients occurs primarily in the small intestine."
  2. 2

    The state of being engrossed in something; complete mental preoccupation.

    "Her total absorption in her painting made her completely lose track of time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'absorption' originates from the Latin 'absorptio', which means 'to swallow up'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, where it began to encompass both physical and metaphorical meanings related to taking in or assimilating.

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