Definitions for absorption, electric The Standard Electrical
Dictionary A property of the static charge. When a Leyden jar is
being charged it dilates a little and the capacity increases, so
that it can take a little more charge for a given potential
difference existing between its two coatings. This phenomenon
occurs with other static condensers, varying in degree with the
dielectric. With shellac, paraffin, sulphur and resin, for
instance, the absorption is very slight; with gutta-percha,
stearine, and glass, the absorption is relatively great. The
term is due to Faraday. Iceland spar seems almost or quite
destitute of electric absorption. Use the citation below to add
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