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Noun: water absorption
  1. The amount of water absorbed by a composite material when immersed in water for a stipulated period of time.
    "Comparison of the water absorption of various plastics is only possible if the test specimens are of identical dimensions and in the same physical state."

Type of: absorbency

Encyclopedia: Water absorption