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absorber

[ ab-sawr-ber, -zawr- ]
/ æbˈsɔr bər, -ˈzɔr- /
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noun
a person or thing that absorbs.
shock absorber.
Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.
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Origin of absorber

First recorded in 1785–95; absorb + -er1

Words nearby absorber

absorbed, absorbed dose, absorbefacient, absorbent, absorbent cotton, absorber, absorbing, absorbing well, absorptance, absorptiometer, absorptiometry
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Words related to absorber

armor, buffer, bulwark, safeguard, shelter, aegis, armament, buckler, bumper, cover, defense, escutcheon, guard, mail, rampart, screen, security, ward

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British Dictionary definitions for absorber

absorber
/ (əbˈsɔːbə, -ˈzɔː-) /
noun
a person or thing that absorbs
physics a material that absorbs radiation or causes it to lose energy
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