Piercing absorption Synonyms

Definitions for Piercing


  • (adjective) causing intense discomfort to one's skin
  • (adjective) marked by a high volume of sound
  • (adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Definitions for Absorption


  • (noun) a focusing of the mind on something
  • (noun) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
  • (noun) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium