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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

/ É™bˈsÉ”ËbÉ™; -ˈzÉ”Ë- /

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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Origin of absorber1

First recorded in 1785–95; absorb + -er 1
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“I noticed that I started to feel really content with packaging my food, sticking them in the oxygen absorber, and then putting them in my bin,†Moffitt said.

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Agroforestry and rewilding could transform the agricultural sector from a major generator to a net absorber of carbon emissions.

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Women are being sent to prison essentially as a punishment for being poor and falling into debt - they are the shock absorbers of poverty.

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Scientists have long known that the ocean, the largest absorber of carbon on Earth, directly controls the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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For example, Fe3Al could be used to 3D print structural parts that can act as shock absorbers for seismic activity.

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