absorption
/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.66 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The sponge showed remarkable absorption of water."
- "Plants rely on the absorption of sunlight for photosynthesis."
- "His complete absorption in the novel made him lose track of time."
- "the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger"
- "the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool"
- "the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption First attested in 1597. From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Morphologically absorb + -tion.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/
- British English: /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/