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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Physics - High School
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Example Sentences
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So the shock absorber works best for retirees with some cushion above their essential spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
For the past year, falling gasoline prices have acted as a shock absorber, offsetting an 11% year-over-year increase in the price of natural gas and 5% rise in electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“We don’t have quite the shock absorber that we used to have,” Croft said in an interview.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Financial markets act like a shock absorber for investment.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
Hermes was now pulling Beck and Watney along, with Vogel's use of the tether acting as a shock absorber.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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