absorberingsevne

absorbering +‎ -s- +‎ evne, first part from Norwegian Bokmål absorbere (“absorb”), from Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”). Last part from Old Norse efni (“material, subject, condition”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑbsɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/, /ɑpsɔrˈbeːrɪŋsɛʋnə/
• Rhymes: -ɛʋnə
• Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧ber‧ings‧ev‧ne

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

• absorpsjonsevne

• absorberingskoeffisient

• “absorberingsevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absorberingsevne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).