absorbency
English
Alternative forms
- (physics) absorbancy
Etymology
absorbance + -y
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /æb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/
Noun
absorbency (countable and uncountable, plural absorbencies)
- (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
- The quality of being absorbent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.[1]
- 2007, "Detergent Can Be So Much More," BusinessWeek, 1 May (retrieved 9 Feb. 2009):
- Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
- 2007, "Detergent Can Be So Much More," BusinessWeek, 1 May (retrieved 9 Feb. 2009):
Synonyms
Translations
quality of being absorbent
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References
- “absorbency” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
- absorbency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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