photoabsorption

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noun

A situation in which all of the energy of a photon is transferred to an atom or molecule

OriginEnglish absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō →
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Meanings

nounphotoabsorption (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA situation in which all of the energy of a photon is transferred to an atom or molecule

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
photouptake

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  10. Proto-Italic*ap
  11. Latinab
  12. Latinab-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  16. Latinsorbeō
  17. Latinabsorbeō
  18. Latinabsorptiō
  19. Englishabsorption
  20. Englishphotoabsorption

From photo- + absorption.

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APA

photoabsorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoabsorption

MLA

“photoabsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoabsorption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoabsorption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoabsorption.

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