absorber

[ ab-sawr-ber, -zawr- ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that absorbs.

  1. Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.

Origin of absorber

1
First recorded in 1785–95; absorb + -er1

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absorber

/ (əbˈsɔːbə, -ˈzɔː-) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that absorbs

  2. physics a material that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy

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