Found 3 items, similar to Assimilation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: assimilation asimilasi, pembauran, pencernaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: assimilation assimilation n 1: the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family 2: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: absorption] 3: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: absorption] 4: a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound 5: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation] 6: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
English → English (gcide) Definition: Assimilation Assimilation \As*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.] 1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. [1913 Webster] To aspire to an assimilation with God. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] The assimilation of gases and vapors. --Sir J. Herschel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals. [1913 Webster] Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs. [1913 Webster]