Etymology

electroabsorption

Today it means: The absorption of photons at a surface by application of an electric charge. Full definition →

English absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Italic*ap
  9. Latinab
  10. Latinab-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  13. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  14. Latinsorbeō
  15. Latinabsorbeō
  16. Latinabsorptiō
  17. Englishabsorption
  18. English todayelectroabsorption

From electro- + absorption.

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