absorb (redirected from absorbs)

absorb /ab·sorb/ (-sorb´)

1. to take in or assimilate, as to take up substances into or across tissues, e.g., the skin or intestine.

2. to react with radiation energy so as to attenuate it.

3. to retain specific wavelengths of radiation incident upon a substance, either raising its temperature or changing the energy state of its molecules.

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ab·sorb (b-zôrb)

v.

1. To take in by absorption.

2. To reduce the intensity of transmitted light.

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absorb.

See absorption.

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absorb (bzôrb´),

v 1. to suck up or be removed.
v 2. to incorporate or assimilate a liquid or gas into tissue or cells.

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absorb

1. to take in or assimilate, as to take up substances into or across tissues, e.g. the skin or intestine.

2. to stop particles of radiation so that their energy is totally transferred to the absorbing material.