absorpsjon
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin absorptiō (“drink, beverage”), from absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
absorpsjon m (definite singular absorpsjonen, indefinite plural absorpsjoner, definite plural absorpsjonene)
- (physics, biology) an absorption (the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action)
- absorpsjon av stråling
- absorption of radiation
- 1956, Ellen Gleditsch, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, page 101:
- [Lavoisier] brente substansen i et kjent volum luft eller oksygen over kvikksølv, bestemte mengden av kulldioksyd ved absorpsjon i kaliumhydroksyd, og kunne da regne ut mengden av vann
- [Lavoisier] burned the substance in a known volume of air or oxygen over mercury, determined the amount of carbon dioxide by absorption in potassium hydroxide, and could then calculate the amount of water
- 2007 March 23, su.hio.no:
- nesten all absorpsjon av næringsstoffer finner sted i tynntarmen
- almost all absorption of nutrients takes place in the small intestine
- 08.12.2013, dagsavisen.no, page X:
- i samsvar med naturloven om absorbsjon av gasser i væsker (Henrys lov) har også CO2 i atmosfæren økt som avgassing fra havet
- in accordance with the law of nature on the absorption of gases in liquids (Henry's law), CO2 in the atmosphere has also increased as degassing from the sea
- Synonym: kjemisk absorpsjon
- absorpsjon av stråling
- an absorption (the act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as)
- an absorption (mental assimilation or occupation of the mind)
- (pharmacology, pharmacokinetics) the uptake of a compound (usually a drug) into an organism
Synonyms edit
- absorbering (“absorption”)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “absorpsjon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “absorpsjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “absorpsjon” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
absorpsjon m (definite singular absorpsjonen, indefinite plural absorpsjonar, definite plural absorpsjonane)
References edit
- “absorpsjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.