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absorber

[ ab-sawr-ber, -zawr- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that absorbs.
  2. Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.


absorber

/ -ˈzɔː-; əbˈsɔːbə /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of absorber1

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

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Example Sentences

The one in front, with lots of sensors in it, say for example in the shock absorbers, senses a pothole.

You can save even more money by purchasing your own dry goods, Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers in bulk, then packaging the food yourself.

Next, order enough Mylar storage bags and oxygen absorbers to go with the buckets you have.

The heat-absorber system is attached to rings soldered to the ceiling at different points.

The pressure of the compressed air holds the elevator in this position while the hooks are being adjusted on the absorber.

The weighing can then be made as the absorber is swinging freely in the air.

For the various parts of the absorber system we have relied upon the original type of couplings used in the earlier apparatus.

There is, then, no correction necessary for the rejection of air with the changes in the absorber system.

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