🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

흡수

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heup-su

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Absorption/əbˈzɔːr.pʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 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

Derived from the Latin 'absorptio', stemming from the verb 'absorbere' (ab- 'from, away' + sorbere 'to swallow'). Entering Middle English via French in the 17th century, the term initially referred to physical swallowing or soaking up before expanding into scientific, economic, and psychological contexts.

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