absinth

strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise ;

absinthe

strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise ; aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe ;

absinthe oil

a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs ;

absolute

something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute" ;

absolute alcohol

pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than 1% water) ;

absolute ceiling

the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight ;

absolute frequency

the number of observations in a given statistical category ;

absolute magnitude

(astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth ;

absolute majority

(elections) more than half of the votes ;

absolute pitch

the ability to identify the pitch of a tone ;

absolute scale

a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees ;

absolute space

physical space independent of what occupies it ;

absolute temperature

temperature measured on the absolute scale ;

absolute threshold

the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect ;

absolute value

a numerical value regardless of its sign ;

absolute viscosity

a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force ;

absolute zero

(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit ;

absoluteness

the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged" ; the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" ;

absolution

the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance ; the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance ;

absolutism

the doctrine of an absolute being ; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government ; a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) ; dominance through threat of punishment and violence ;

absolutist

one who advocates absolutism ;

absolver

someone who grants absolution ;

absorbate

a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed ;

absorbency

the property of being absorbent ;

absorbent

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance ;

absorbent cotton

cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax ;

absorbent material

a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance ;

absorber

(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation ;

absorptance

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" ;

absorption

the mental state of being preoccupied by something ; complete attention; intense mental effort ; (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid ; (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules" ; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion ; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another ;

absorption band

a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths ;

absorption coefficient

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber; "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance" ;

absorption factor

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body ;

absorption indicator

an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation ;

absorption spectrum

the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths ;

absorption unit

a unit for measuring absorption ;

absorptivity

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body ;

abstainer

a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages ; someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline ;

abstemiousness

moderation in eating and drinking ; restricted to bare necessities ;

abstention

the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) ;