absorberingsevne

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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absorbering +‎ -s- +‎ evne, first part from Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of 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) + the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō. Last part from Old Norse efni n (stuff, material, matter), from Proto-Germanic *abniją (material, stuff), from *abnijaną (to perform, execute), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep- (to work, toil, make; ability, force).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /absɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/, /apsɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʋnə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧ber‧ings‧ev‧ne

Noun

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absorberingsevne f or m (definite singular absorberingsevna or absorberingsevnen, indefinite plural absorberingsevner, definite plural absorberingsevnene)

  1. (physics, biology) absorbency (the ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance)
    • 2002 January 12, Aftenposten, page 33:
      arborio, italiensk spesialris fra Po-sletten … med en absorberingsevne som gjør den perfekt til risotto
      arborio, Italian special rice from the Po plain… with an absorbency that makes it perfect for risotto
    • 2015 March 21, forskning.no:
      et godt materiale for å fange CO2 må oppfylle bestemte krav. Det må ha stor overflate og god absorberingsevne
      a good material for capturing CO2 must meet certain requirements. It must have a large surface and good absorbency
    tørkepapiret har god absorpsjonsevne
    the paper towel has good absorbency
    lette grunnstoffer har større absorpsjonsevne for nøytroner enn tunge grunnstoffer
    light elements have a greater absorption capacity for neutrons than heavy elements
  2. (colloquial) the ability to absorb information or research results
  3. (economics) a corporate capacity to leverage results from other companies' investments

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