absorpsjonsevne

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === absorpsjon +‎ -s- +‎ evne, first part 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 (“to 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). Last part from Old Norse efni n (“stuff, material, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją (“material, stuff”), from *abnijaną (“to perform, execute”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep- (“to work, toil, make; ability, force”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absɔrpˈʃuːnsɛʋnə/, /apsɔrpˈʃuːnaɛʋnə/ Rhymes: -ɛʋnə Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧sjons‧ev‧ne === Noun === absorpsjonsevne f or m (definite singular absorpsjonsevna or absorpsjonsevnen, indefinite plural absorpsjonsevner, definite plural absorpsjonsevnene) (physics, biology) absorbency (the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance) tørkepapiret har god absorpsjonsevne the paper towel has good absorbency lette grunnstoffer har større absorpsjonsevne for nøytroner enn tunge grunnstoffer light elements have a greater absorption capacity for neutrons than heavy elements (colloquial) the ability to absorb information or research results (economics) a corporate capacity to leverage results from other companies' investments ==== Synonyms ==== absorberingsevne (“absorbency”) ==== Related terms ==== absorpsjonskoeffisient (“absorbency coefficient”) === References === “absorpsjonsevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “absorpsjonsevne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).