Since the solid can be considered an absorptive material due to its surface roughness, this phenomenon of spreading and imbibition is called hemi-wicking.

In these situations special sound baffles and sound absorptive lining materials may be specified to dampen unwanted effects.

The capsule's three-layer coating of absorptive materials had already sloughed like the carcase of a beached jellyfish.

Typically, absorptive materials are referred to as chemical blocks, whereas opaque materials are mineral or physical blocks.

Stratospheric sulfur aerosols: proposed by Paul Crutzen, with the purpose to modify the Earth's albedo with reflective or absorptive materials spread over portions of its surface.

A year later, the acoustician R. Lawrence Kirkegaard was brought in to apply absorptive materials to the ceiling.

One patented design attempts to attenuate this distortion by absorptive material between the drivers.

Now, the slightly increased interior space and less absorptive materials used for the seats and carpeting have added a small amount of reverberation.

This can be reduced by internal absorption using absorptive materials (often called "damping"), such as glass wool, wool, or synthetic fiber batting, within the enclosure.