If some light is absorbed by the substance, then the transmitted light will be a combination of the wavelengths of the light that was transmitted and not absorbed.

The Central Bank of Yemen absorbed the functions of the Yemen Currency Board.

In the human body most of the absorbed strontium is deposited in the bones.

She's completely absorbed in her skating but innocent in the ways of the world.

It is absorbed through the leaves and is translocated to the meristems of the plant.

It needs to be alone and in close proximity with a lifeform to be absorbed.

So we put in dogs mating, and, you know, we're watching it, and she's totally absorbed.

her absorbed and pensive face the face indeed of the Virgin Mary, goddess of the Christians!

Radiation absorption Part of the radio waves emitted by a mobile telephone handset are absorbed by the body.

Plants continuously lose water by evapotranspiration, but water loss is usually balanced by water absorbed from the soil, humidity, or rain.

By early 2006, many Janjaweed had been absorbed into the Sudan Armed Forces including the Popular Defense Forces and Border Guards.

Color is absorbed as it travels through water, so that the deeper you are, the less reds, oranges and yellow colors remain.

In fact, what's being absorbed is something like 25 percent of our emissions, which then leads to acidification or lower alkalinity in oceans.

But of course, the block of data just contains the amount of X ray that's been absorbed in each point in the human body.

Now everyone would expect that when the degradation of the oil happens, when the constituents are liberated, they disappear, they go away because they were absorbed.

Multiplying the temperature change by the mass and specific heat capacities of the substances gives a value for the energy given off or absorbed during the reaction.

In thermodynamics, chemical potential, also known as partial molar free energy, is a form of potential energy that can be absorbed or released during a chemical reaction.

If the photon energy is absorbed, some of the energy liberates the electron from the atom, and the rest contributes to the electron's kinetic energy as a free particle.

The amount of nicotine absorbed by the body from smoking can depend on many factors, including the types of tobacco, whether the smoke is inhaled, and whether a filter is used.

Well situated in the central river system of Russia and surrounded by protective forests and marshes, Moscow was at first only a vassal of Vladimir, but soon it absorbed its parent state.

So... to review... the solid waste... those nutrients not absorbed in the lining of the stomach... the large intestine... the small intestine, and the alimentary canal... are passed out through the colon.

Over time, various branches of engineering have become recognized as distinct from civil engineering, including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering, while much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering.

And we essentially pass light right through the tissue, and from understanding how much of it is transmitted, how much of it is scattered and how much of it is absorbed, we can figure out how much hemoglobin is there in the blood.

What turned out to determine whether someone would stop and help a stranger in need was how much of a hurry they thought they were in were they feeling they were late, or were they absorbed in what they were going to talk about.

And (remember) when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying), Hold firmly to what We have given you and hear (Our Word). They said, We have heard and disobeyed. And their hearts absorbed (the worship of) the calf because of their disbelief. Say Worst indeed is that which your faith enjoins on you if you are believers.

The likeness of the present life is this water that We send down from the sky is absorbed by the plants of the earth, from which the people and the animals eat. Until, when the earth puts on its fine appearance, and is beautified, and its inhabitants think that they have mastered it, Our command descends upon it by night or by day, and We turn it into stubble, as if it had not flourished the day before. We thus clarify the revelations for people who reflect.