absorptive

/əb'sɔ:ptiv/

Thân thiện

A sponge is highly absorptive and soaks up spilled water quickly.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having the power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or soak up something (such as liquids, light, or energy).
   • Characterized by or involving absorption.

Usage

The adjective absorptive is used to describe a material, surface, or substance that takes in and retains another substance or energy. It is often used in scientific, technical, and general descriptive contexts. It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., absorptive material) or follows a linking verb (e.g., The fabric is highly absorptive).

Examples

• Scientific/Technical Context:
  • The new paper towel has an extremely absorptive layer that soaks up spills instantly.
  • Certain minerals have absorptive properties for specific wavelengths of light.
• General/Descriptive Context:
  • The soil in this area is very absorptive, which helps prevent flooding.
  • For cleaning up oil, we need a more absorptive material than cloth.

Advanced Usage

• "absorptive capacity": A term often used in economics, business, or environmental science to describe the ability of a system, organization, or environment to absorb and productively use new information, technology, or materials.
  • The region's absorptive capacity for foreign investment has reached its limit.
• "absorptive state": A physiological term referring to the period following a meal when nutrients are being absorbed from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.
  • During the absorptive state, insulin levels are high.

Variants and Related Words

• Absorb (verb): To take in or soak up.
• Absorption (noun): The process of being absorbed.
• Absorbent (adjective & noun): Very similar in meaning to "absorptive," often used interchangeably. "Absorbent" is more common in everyday language (e.g., absorbent cotton), while "absorptive" can sound slightly more technical.
• Non-absorptive (adjective): Not having the ability to absorb.

Synonyms

• Porous: Having tiny holes that allow liquids or gases to pass through, often leading to absorption.
• Spongy: Resembling a sponge in texture and absorbency.
• Thirsty (informal): Eager to absorb liquid.
• Receptive: (In a metaphorical sense) Willing to receive or accept ideas or impressions.

Antonyms

• Nonporous: Not allowing liquid or air to pass through.
• Repellent: Causing a substance to be resisted or shed (e.g., water-repellent fabric).
• Impermeable: Not allowing fluid to pass through.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
   • as absorbent as a sponge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• absorbent