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absorbing, ppl. a.|əbˈsɔːbɪŋ|
[f. absorb + -ing2.]
a. lit. Swallowing, imbibing; hence, incorporating, taking into itself; fig. engrossing, all-engaging.
1754Phil. Trans. XLVIII. 582 The absorbing and exhaling vessels, and the cuticle. 1860Tyndall Glaciers ii. §3. 246 Radiant heat is allowed to fall upon an absorbing substance. 1862Lond. Rev. 23 Aug. 156 An amalgamation, under such circumstances, is a positive fraud on the proprietors of the absorbing office. 1876Freeman Norm. Conq. II. ix. 330 He must have been engaged at this time in some such absorbing pursuit.
b. spec. in Physics.
1904Rutherford Radio-Activity iv. 113 Leonard..has shown that the absorption of cathode rays is nearly proportional to the density of the absorbing matter. 1913― Radioactive Substances iv. 148 If an absorbing screen is placed in the path of the rays, the velocities of the α particles..should all be diminished by the same amount. 1923[see absorption 4 b]. |