absorber

See also Absorber

English

Etymology

absorb +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/, /əbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/, /æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/, /æbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/

Noun

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Wikipedia absorber (plural absorbers)

  1. A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. A person that absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  3. (nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.

Translations

References

  1. 1.01.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9:

Anagrams


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French

Etymology

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (absorb).

Pronunciation

Verb

absorber

  1. to absorb

Conjugation


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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (absorb).

Verb

absorber (first-person singular present absorbo, first-person singular preterite absorbí, past participle absorbido)

  1. to absorb
  2. to use up

Conjugation

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