absorbencyn.

Brit.

/əbˈzɔːb(ə)nsi/,

/əbˈsɔːb(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/əbˈzɔrbənsi/,

/æbˈzɔrbənsi/,

/əbˈsɔrbənsi/,

/æbˈsɔrbənsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: absorbent adj., -ency suffix.

Etymology: < absorbent adj.: see -ency suffix.

a. The quality of being absorbent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > action or process of absorbing > [noun] > absorbency

absorbitiona1682

absorbency?1730

hygroscopicity1847

absorbancy1909

?1730 J. Atkins Compend. Treat. Cold & Hot Mineral Springs 12 The Absorbency or Astringency of those Vegetables,..weakening the Menstruum, make the darker Particles of Iron more evidently shew themselves.

a1760 C. Alston Lect. Materia Medica (1770) I. xxviii. 197 The alum burnt in the shovel was gr. iv. lighter than that in the crucible; probably..not from the absorbency of the iron.

1829 J. Cawse Introd. Art Painting Oil Colours 20 (note) Mill-board..is easily prepared for the purpose of painting on, by passing over it some thin paste, which takes away its extreme absorbency.

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 106 Ivory and enamel being quite smooth, and without texture or absorbency.

1949 Paper Making (Brit. Paper & Board Makers' Assoc.) (1950) i. 28 Soft-sized duplicating papers are in a similar category, but the standards of bulk and absorbency required are lower than for blottings.

1984 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. vi. 86/2 The ideal [face] powders should have five characteristics: covering power, absorbency, adhesiveness, slip and bloom.

2007 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 16 June 5 There are three sizes [of tampon]—mini, regular and super—based on absorbency.

b. figurative. = absorption n. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun]

intendance1390

intentionc1400

intensiona1619

absorption1640

immersion1647

preoccupation1788

concentration1823

engrossment1838

self-condensation1841

enchainment1849

submergence1872

immersal1901

absorbency1974

1974 Saturday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 20 Apr. 10 a/5 Apparently the critic doesn't ‘hear’ the golden silence and complete absorbency the audience has been enthralled into.

†2. = absorption n. 7a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > absorption

absorption1675

absorbency1763

1763 Philos. Trans. 1762 (Royal Soc.) 52 469 Whether this effect arises from..absorbency of the rays, seems to me to deserve a proper enquiry.

1869 Eng. Mech. 30 July 412/1 Absorbency of the animalised gases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	absorbency
释义	absorbencyn. Brit. /əbˈzɔːb(ə)nsi/, /əbˈsɔːb(ə)nsi/, U.S. /əbˈzɔrbənsi/, /æbˈzɔrbənsi/, /əbˈsɔrbənsi/, /æbˈsɔrbənsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: absorbent adj., -ency suffix. Etymology: < absorbent adj.: see -ency suffix. 1. a. The quality of being absorbent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of absorbing > [noun] > absorbency absorbitiona1682 absorbency?1730 hygroscopicity1847 absorbancy1909 ?1730 J. Atkins Compend. Treat. Cold & Hot Mineral Springs 12 The Absorbency or Astringency of those Vegetables,..weakening the Menstruum, make the darker Particles of Iron more evidently shew themselves. a1760 C. Alston Lect. Materia Medica (1770) I. xxviii. 197 The alum burnt in the shovel was gr. iv. lighter than that in the crucible; probably..not from the absorbency of the iron. 1829 J. Cawse Introd. Art Painting Oil Colours 20 (note) Mill-board..is easily prepared for the purpose of painting on, by passing over it some thin paste, which takes away its extreme absorbency. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 106 Ivory and enamel being quite smooth, and without texture or absorbency. 1949 Paper Making (Brit. Paper & Board Makers' Assoc.) (1950) i. 28 Soft-sized duplicating papers are in a similar category, but the standards of bulk and absorbency required are lower than for blottings. 1984 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. vi. 86/2 The ideal [face] powders should have five characteristics: covering power, absorbency, adhesiveness, slip and bloom. 2007 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 16 June 5 There are three sizes [of tampon]—mini, regular and super—based on absorbency. b. figurative. = absorption n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] intendance1390 intentionc1400 intensiona1619 absorption1640 immersion1647 preoccupation1788 concentration1823 engrossment1838 self-condensation1841 enchainment1849 submergence1872 immersal1901 absorbency1974 1974 Saturday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 20 Apr. 10 a/5 Apparently the critic doesn't ‘hear’ the golden silence and complete absorbency the audience has been enthralled into. †2. = absorption n. 7a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > absorption absorption1675 absorbency1763 1763 Philos. Trans. 1762 (Royal Soc.) 52 469 Whether this effect arises from..absorbency of the rays, seems to me to deserve a proper enquiry. 1869 Eng. Mech. 30 July 412/1 Absorbency of the animalised gases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1730
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