assimilation
101assimilation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Absorption] Syn. digestion, inhalation, soaking up; see absorption 1 . 2. [Adjustment] Syn. adaptation, acclimatization, conformity; see adaptation 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The process of absorbing and… …
102Assimilation — As|si|mi|la|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 Syn. Assimilierung 1. Anpassung, Angleichung 2. 〈Biol.〉 die Bildung körpereigener organischer aus von außen aufgenommener anorgan. Substanz; Ggs.: Dissimilation 3. 〈Politik〉 das Aufgehen einer nationalen… …
103Assimilation — Assimilatio̱n w; , en: 1) Aufbau körpereigener Stoffe aus den im Magen Darm System resorbierten Spaltprodukten der aufgenommenen Nahrung (Biochemie). 2) Angleichung, Verschmelzung (benachbarter Organe; Med.) …
104assimilation — as|sim|i|la|tion [əˌsımıˈleıʃən] n 1.) [U + of] the process of understanding and using new ideas 2.) [U + into] the process of becoming an accepted part of a country or group …
105Assimilation — As|si|mi|la|ti|on die; , en <aus lat. assimilatio »Ähnlichmachung«>: 1. a) Angleichung, Anpassung; b) Angleichung eines Konsonanten an einen anderen (z. B. das m in dt. Lamm aus mittelhochdt. lamb); Ggs. ↑Dissimilation 2 …
106assimilation — as·sim·i·la·tion || ə‚sɪmɪ leɪʃn n. act or state of being incorporated into; absorption into the cultural tradition of another group (esp. a minority group into the predominant culture); process by which nourishment is absorbed into… …
107assimilation — n. See preceding verb …
108assimilation — noun (U) 1 the process of assimilating or being assimilated 2 technical the process in which a sound in a word changes because of the effect of another sound next to it, for example the p in cupboard …
109assimilation — n 1.(often of food) digestion, conversion, transformation, absorption, incorporation, Both Biol., Physiol. anabolism, constructive metabolism. 2. adjustment, accommodation, adaptation; naturalization, acclimation, acclimatization, Sociol.… …
110assimilation — as·sim·i·la·tion …
