noun
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a person or thing that absorbs
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physics a material that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy
Etymology
Origin of absorber
Vocabulary lists containing absorber
Nuclear Processes
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The OFT alleges the four companies infringed competition law by entering into resale price maintenance agreements, setting fixed or minimum resale prices for sports bras in the popular Shock Absorber range.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2013
The Shock Absorber range then accounted for 15% of the sports bra market.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2013
"These alleged agreements had the aim of increasing the retail prices of DBA's Shock Absorber brand of sports bras in each of the three department stores," the OFT said.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2013
The alleged agreements applied on a nationwide basis to a number of products within the Shock Absorber range, the OFT said.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2013
C an Absorber of Gases and a Retainer of Heat.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
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