absorptive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ (US)
- /æbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /æbˈzɔɹp.tɪv/ (US)
- /əbˈsɔɹp.tɪv/ (US)
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 Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive From absorb + -tive.
Meanings
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Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
In practice, from that date onwards until recent times, the economic absorptive capacity of the country has been treated as the sole limiting factor […]
1939, British White Paper of Palestine of 1939:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more absorptive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most absorptive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
absorptiveness · nonabsorptive · absorptivity · immunoabsorptive · malabsorptive · reabsorptive · preabsorptive · absorptively · hyperabsorptive · postabsorptive · isoabsorptive
Translations (12)
pl pochłanający (having capacity to imbibe) · nb absorptiv (having capacity to imbibe) · pl wchłanający (having capacity to imbibe) · pt absorvente (having capacity to imbibe) · pl chłonny (having capacity to imbibe) · nl absorberend (having capacity to imbibe) · ms absorptif (having capacity to imbibe) · pl absorbujący (having capacity to imbibe) · pt absortivo (having capacity to imbibe) · nb absorberende (having capacity to imbibe) · sv absorberande (having capacity to imbibe) · ms berdaya serap (having capacity to imbibe)