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absorber

[ab-sawr-ber, -zawr-]

ab·sorb·er

[ab-sawr-ber, -zawr-]
noun
1.
a person or thing that absorbs.
3.
Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.

Origin:
1785–95; absorb + -er1
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Absorber is always a great word to know.
So is spectrum. Does it mean:
light waves or particles, the band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
the ability of a substance to flow; a measure of this ability, the reciprocal of the coefficient of viscosity
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absorber (əbˈsɔːbə, -ˈzɔː-)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that absorbs
2.  physics a material that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy

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