absorbency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/ (US)
- /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/ (US)
- /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/ (US)
- /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English absorbance Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English absorbency From absorbance + -y.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being absorbent.
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(countable, uncountable) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
2007 May 1, “Detergent Can Be So Much More”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 09 Feb 2009:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The action of absorbing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| absorbancy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| absorbencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (22)
id daya serap (quality of being absorbent) · pl absorbancja (quality of being absorbent) · fi absorboivuus (quality of being absorbent) · nb absorpsjonsevne (the ratio of the absorbance) · id keterserapan (quality of being absorbent) · ro capacitate de absorbție (quality of being absorbent) · ia absorbentia (quality of being absorbent) · it capacità di assorbimento (quality of being absorbent) · de Absorbierfähigkeit (quality of being absorbent) · es absorbencia (quality of being absorbent) · nb absorberingsevne (the ratio of the absorbance) · gl absorbencia (quality of being absorbent) · ru поглоти́тельная спосо́бность (quality of being absorbent) · ro absorbanță (quality of being absorbent) · ca absorbència (quality of being absorbent) · nl absorptievermogen (quality of being absorbent) · nl absorptie (quality of being absorbent) · nb absorberingsevne (quality of being absorbent) · pl absorbancja (the ratio of the absorbance) · nb absorpsjonsevne (quality of being absorbent) · fr absorbance (quality of being absorbent) · pt absorvência (quality of being absorbent)