Definitions for absorber
ab·sorber

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1. absorbernoun

   (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

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1. absorbernoun

   Agent noun of absorb; one who, or that which, absorbs.

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1. Absorber

   In high energy physics experiments, an absorber is a block of material used to absorb some of the energy of an incident particle. Absorbers can be made of a variety of materials, depending on the purpose; lead, tungsten and liquid hydrogen are common choices. Most absorbers are used as part of a particle detector, particle accelerators use absorbers to reduce the radiation damage on accelerator components.

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1. absorber

   An absorber is a device, material or substance that has the capability to take in, soak up or assimilate energy, shock, sound, radiation, or any specific substance in various contexts, such as a noise absorber in acoustics, a shock absorber in a vehicle or an absorber pad in medicine. The exact function and design of an absorber can vary widely according to its intended use.

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1. Absorbernoun

   one who, or that which, absorbs

Matched Categories

1. • Absorbent Material
   • Physics

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Anagrams for absorber »

1. reabsorb

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of absorber in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of absorber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of absorber in a Sentence

1. Chris Kolba:

   The entire body works as a linked system, and a lot of times when people come in with knee or hip injuries, it’s actually because their butt isn’t strong enough, the rear-end should act as support for the entire body and as a shock absorber for stress during exercise. But if it’s too weak, other parts of the body take up the slack and often results in injury.

2. Tony Nunan:

   Shale is the new shock absorber to the market, there is a wide range of production costs. Shale's total production costs are around $48-$50 a barrel - there will be producers who make money at $50.

3. The IEA:

   This surplus crude provides some relief, with OPEC's spare production buffer stretched thin as Saudi Arabia - which holds the lion's share of excess capacity - and its Gulf neighbours pump at near record rates, the shock absorber provided by oil stocks is no longer restricted to just crude. As refineries ran flat out to meet soaring demand for gasoline in top consumers the United States and China, distillate inventories ballooned as a consequence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=absorber
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absorber
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorber
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorber
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=absorber