1. To swallow up, to include or to take a thing into the loss of its separate existence; to incorporate: "In one gulp, the whale seemed to absorb all the krill."
2. To be swallowed up, or comprised in, so as to no longer exist separately: "The company absorbed the two smaller companies creating one large conglomerate."
3. To engross, or to completely engage the attention or faculties: "The students were completely absorbed by the magic of the teacher's story telling."
4. To take up or to receive (imponderable agents) by chemical or molecular action: "Not long after Howard swallows his vitamins, they will be absorbed into his blood stream."
5. To assume the burden of (costs, expenses, etc.): "The owners will personally absorb the small financial loss in order to continue to keep their company solvent."
6. To take in (a shock, jolt, etc.) with little or no recoil or reaction: "The soft surface seemed to absorb the impact of the hammer."
7. To take in and not to reflect: "Carlos, the builder, told them that the light rays are absorbed by black surfaces and he also said that cork ceilings absorb sound."

A type of sealed lead-acid battery in which the electrolyte is absorbed in a matrix of glass fibers, which holds the electrolyte next to the plate, and immobilizes it to prevent spills.

AGM batteries tend to have good power characteristics and low internal resistance.