absorption vs reflection

absorption

noun
  • Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. 

  • Mental assimilation. 

  • The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric. 

  • in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. 

  • the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. 

  • The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat). 

  • assimilation; incorporation. 

reflection

noun
  • Careful thought or consideration. 

  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. 

  • The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time. 

  • The folding of a part; a fold. 

  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected. 

  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror). 

  • An implied criticism. 

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