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Lawrence Clark Powell

Meaning of "absorptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSORPTIVE

absorptive  [əbˈsɔːptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSORPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Absorptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABSORPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of absorptive in the English dictionary

The definition of absorptive in the dictionary is having the capacity or tendency to absorb something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSORPTIVE


adaptive
əˈdæptɪv
adoptive
əˈdɒptɪv
adsorptive
ədˈsɔːptɪv
captive
ˈkæptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
deceptive
dɪˈsɛptɪv
descriptive
dɪˈskrɪptɪv
discerptive
dɪˈsɜːptɪv
disruptive
dɪsˈrʌptɪv
maladaptive
ˌmæləˈdæptɪv
nociceptive
ˌnəʊsɪˈsɛptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
pre-emptive
prɪˈɛmptɪv
prescriptive
prɪˈskrɪptɪv
presumptive
prɪˈzʌmptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
redemptive
rɪˈdɛmptɪv
resorptive
rɪˈsɔːptɪv
sorptive
ˈsɔːptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSORPTIVE

absorbant
absorbate
absorbed
absorbed dose
absorbedly
absorbefacient
absorbency
absorbent
absorbent cotton
absorber
absorbing
absorbingly
absorptance
absorptiometer
absorption
absorption costing
absorption factor
absorption spectrum
absorptiveness
absorptivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSORPTIVE

acceptive
active
ascriptive
assumptive
conceptive
consumptive
eruptive
exemptive
exteroceptive
heir presumptive
inceptive
interceptive
interoceptive
interruptive
nonadaptive
nondisruptive
photoreceptive
proscriptive
subscriptive
transumptive
unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of absorptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «absorptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSORPTIVE

Find out the translation of absorptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of absorptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «absorptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吸收
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de absorción
570 millions of speakers

English

absorptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवशोषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستيعابية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поглощающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

absorção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশোষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

absorptif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyerap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Absorptions
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸収性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흡수성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Absorptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்கவர்வுத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोषणशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di assorbimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chłonny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поглинаюча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

absorbție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απορρόφησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

absorberende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

absorptiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

absorberende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of absorptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSORPTIVE»

The term «absorptive» is regularly used and occupies the 72.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSORPTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about absorptive

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QUOTES WITH «ABSORPTIVE»

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Lawrence Clark Powell
To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSORPTIVE»

Discover the use of absorptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absorptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Absorptive Capacity and Open Source Software Project Performance
The open source phenomenon is an exciting movement that is transforming traditional forms of software development.
Sherae L. Daniel, 2007
2
The Role of Absorptive Capacity on Diversification ...
This research can also be extended to a multinational setting to see how important absorptive capacity is in other countries and cultures. How is a firm's absorptive capacity affected when that firm also operates outside the U.S.? What are the ...
Jarrett Emory Kotrozo, 2008
3
The Effectiveness of Technical Assistance, Socio-economic ...
The ICN survey contains evidence on each of these factors and this is used to construct a composite measure of absorptive capacity. For each recipient competition authority that took part in the ICN (2005) General Project survey the following ...
Simon J. Evenett, 2006
4
Development of Mammalian Absorptive Processes
there was a marked increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum with a concomitant decrease in apical cytoplasmic invaginations, tubules and vesicles, glycogen and meconium corpuscles (Fig. 10). As a result, the structure of these absorptive ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
5
How Science Matters: Absorptive Capacity, Organizational ...
Firms in the pharmaceutical industry range from those is engaging in research which improves understanding of the underlying science(s) to those firms seeking only to produce generic or over-the-counter (OTC) medications and therefore was ...
Allison D. Watts, 2008
6
Intestinal absorptive surface in mammals of different sizes
This volume describes a comprehensive but simple technique for determination of the intestinal absorptive surface area in mammals of different sizes (from harvest mouse to horse).
Robert L. Snipes, 1997
7
An Empirical Comparison of the Absorptive Capacity and ...
Robert L. Fuller. CHAPTER FIVE: REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSION As demonstrated in the literature, interest in the concepts of organizational learning, the learning organization, knowledge management, and the ways they impact the  ...
Robert L. Fuller, 2008
8
Competitive Absorptive Capacity: Antecedents and Performance ...
This study empirically examines the antecedents and consequences of competitive absorptive capacity.
David A. Campbell, 2007
9
The absorptive capacity of Palestine
THE absorptive capacity of a country depends mainly on two basic factors. One is the character of the country — its size, climate, fertility, communications and natural resources. The other is the character of the people who intend to settle there ...
Abraham Revusky, 1944
10
Why Capitalism Survives Crises: The Shock Absorbers
Such reform, at least, should be within the grasp of the absorptive class. Tony Blair and his immediate supporters, including his successor Gordon Brown, it would appear, captured the support of a major element of the absorptive class in their ...
Paul Zarembka, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSORPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term absorptive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Schulman A Now Covered by SunTrust (SHLM)
... concentrates designed to improve the performance, appearance, and processing of plastics for applications such as white color, absorptive, ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
2
The challenges and rewards of a plot in the city
They sizzle with the absorptive heat of their black tar surfaces. Bringing up materials, managing irrigation and drainage, satisfying legalities, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
#RootsForRefugees Campaign Reaches 68% Funding Goal
The campaign goal of $30,000 is vital to complete the collective commitment made to help augment the absorptive capacity in Armenia to ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»
4
Carl Tatz talks monitor positioning
The back wall should also be absorptive. I know you see people use diffusers – I'm not a fan of that really, but it's better than nothing. “Back in ... «Audio Media International, Jul 15»
5
A Schulman Inc 9.4% Potential Upside Now Implied by Sun Trust …
... concentrates designed to improve the performance, appearance, and processing of plastics for applications such as white color, absorptive, ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
6
Avoid the Shocking Danger of Tampons
... brands sought cheaper ingredients such as rayon and polyachrylates, which served to be a cost-effective and efficient absorptive material. «Longevity LIVE, Jul 15»
7
Absorptive stripping voltammetry for cannabis detection
'Absorptive Stripping Voltammetry'is exploited to that effect and the paste is used to pre-concentrate the carbon paste electrode with the target ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
8
IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth PSI Review for Uganda and …
They stressed the importance of ensuring the consistency of infrastructure investment with absorptive and implementation capacity; transparent ... «AfricanBrains, Jun 15»
9
Ghana's IMF Program - The risk of fiscal consolidation to uncertain …
... implying better levels of absorptive capacity. This also implies on the face value that increasing public spending would have positive impact ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
10
Moody's downgrades LMI Aerospace CFR to B3; outlook is stable
A weakening of LMI's liquidity profile and/or a free cash flow absorptive profile could also pressure the rating. The principal methodology used ... «Moodys.com, Jun 15»

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