Die Absorption
Example: Die Absorption von Licht ist in der Physik sehr wichtig.
Definition
"Absorption" refers to the process by which a substance takes in or soaks up another substance, such as light, sound, or liquid. In physics, it commonly describes the way materials capture and retain energy or particles, like the absorption of light by a surface.
Etymology
The word "Absorption" comes from the Latin 'absorptio,' meaning 'a swallowing up' or 'engulfing.' It combines 'ad-' (to) and 'sorbere' (to suck in). Did you know that the term originally described a physical act of swallowing before being adopted in scientific contexts?
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"Die Absorption" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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