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absorboida

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English absorb), ultimately from Latin absorbeō and adapted with the verbal suffix + -oida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbsorboi̯dɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝bs̠o̞rˌbo̞i̯dɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oidɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ab‧sor‧boi‧da
  • Hyphenation(key): ab‧sor‧boi‧da

Verb

absorboida

  1. (transitive, physics) To absorb.
    Metaani absorboi lämpöä tehokkaammin kuin hiilidioksidi.
    Methane absorbs heat more efficiently than carbon dioxide.

Usage notes

  • absorboida is used mainly in physics, the synonym imeä is more common elsewhere.

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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