ab·sorp·tion

(əb-zôrp′shən, -sôrp′-)

1. The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.

2. A state of mental concentration.

[Latin absorptiō, absorptiōn-, from absorptus, past participle of absorbēre, to absorb; see absorb.]

ab·sorp′tive (-tĭv) adj.

ab′sorp·tiv′i·ty n.

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Adj.

absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

absorbent

absorptive

adjective

Having a capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up:

absorbent, assimilative, bibulous.

Translations

абсорбтивный

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This means that SMEs require greater absorptive and innovative capacities to cope with the complex (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990) environment to come.

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I single out several likely economic risks at present: (1) inflation; (2) exchange rate changes; (3) interest rate changes; (4) the contractor choice; and (5) absorptive capacity.

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