overallabsorption

noun

UK /ˌəʊvərɔːləbˈzɔːpʃən/

US /ˌoʊvərɔːləbˈzɔːrpʃən/

The way something soaks up or takes in everything all together.

The overallabsorption of water by the sponge happened in just a few seconds.

SYNONYMS

total uptake complete soaking full assimilation whole absorption

RELATED WORDS

absorption uptake soaking assimilation permeation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The total amount of something that is taken in by a material or system.

Scientists measured the overallabsorption of carbon dioxide by the forest.

3. The complete process of learning and understanding something fully.

Her overallabsorption of the new language amazed her teachers.

4. The combined taking in of light or sound by a surface.

The overallabsorption of sound in the room made it very quiet.