absorptiv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absorpsjon +‎ -iv, 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 (“I 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 French -if (“-ive”), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absɔrpˈtiːʋ/, /apsɔrpˈtiːʋ/

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• Rhymes: -iːʋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧tiv

Adjective

absorptiv (neuter singular absorptivt, definite singular and plural absorptive, comparative mer absorptiv, superlative mest absorptiv)

1. (physics, biology) absorbent or absorptive (having the ability or tendency to absorb)
   • 2010 September 19, ledelse20.no:

     etter hvert får man et internt språk som gjør at man mister evnen til å forstå hva som foregår på utsiden av korridorene: man får redusert absorptiv kapasitet

     eventually you get an internal language that makes you lose the ability to understand what is going on outside the corridors: you get reduced absorptive capacity

   cellers absorptive evner

   cells' absorptive abilities

   absorptiv kapasitet ― absorptive capacity (ability to acquire new knowledge, and put it into action)

Synonyms

• absorberende (“absorbing, absorbent”)

References

• “absorptiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absorptiv” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).