absorber

See also: Absorber

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

absorb +‎ -er

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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absorber (plural absorbers)

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

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

one who, or that which, absorbs

Bulgarian: абсорбе́нт m (absorbént), абсо́рбер m (absórber)
Dutch: absorptiemiddel n
French: absorbant (fr) m
German: Absorber m, Augsauger m

Indonesian: penyerap (id)
Malay: penyerap
Portuguese: absorvedor (pt) m
Russian: абсо́рбер (ru) m (absórber), абсорбе́нт (ru) m (absorbént), поглоти́тель (ru) m (poglotítelʹ)

absorber of neutrons

Dutch: neutronenvanger m

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “absorber” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.

AnagramsEdit

reabsorb

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

absorber

to absorb

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of absorber (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		absorber			avoir absorbé
gerund		en absorbant			en ayant absorbé
present participle		absorbant /ap.sɔʁ.bɑ̃/
past participle		absorbé /ap.sɔʁ.be/
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbes /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbons /ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/	absorbez /ap.sɔʁ.be/	absorbent /ap.sɔʁb/
	imperfect	absorbais /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/	absorbais /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/	absorbait /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/	absorbions /ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/	absorbiez /ap.sɔʁ.bje/	absorbaient /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/
	past historic¹	absorbai /ap.sɔʁ.be/	absorbas /ap.sɔʁ.ba/	absorba /ap.sɔʁ.ba/	absorbâmes /ap.sɔʁ.bam/	absorbâtes /ap.sɔʁ.bat/	absorbèrent /ap.sɔʁ.bɛʁ/
	future	absorberai /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/	absorberas /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/	absorbera /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/	absorberons /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/	absorberez /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/	absorberont /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	absorberais /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/	absorberais /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/	absorberait /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/	absorberions /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁjɔ̃/	absorberiez /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁje/	absorberaient /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior¹	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbes /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/	absorbions /ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/	absorbiez /ap.sɔʁ.bje/	absorbent /ap.sɔʁb/
simple tenses	imperfect¹	absorbasse /ap.sɔʁ.bas/	absorbasses /ap.sɔʁ.bas/	absorbât /ap.sɔʁ.ba/	absorbassions /ap.sɔʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/	absorbassiez /ap.sɔʁ.ba.sje/	absorbassent /ap.sɔʁ.bas/
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect¹	Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/	—	absorbons /ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/	absorbez /ap.sɔʁ.be/	—
¹literary tenses

Norwegian BokmålEdit

VerbEdit

absorber

imperative of absorbere

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /absorˈbeɾ/, [aβsorˈβeɾ]

VerbEdit

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

to absorb
to use up

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of absorber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			absorber
gerund			absorbiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		absorbido		absorbida
		plural		absorbidos		absorbidas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	absorbo	absorbes^tú absorbés^{^vos}	absorbe	absorbemos	absorbéis	absorben
	imperfect	absorbía	absorbías	absorbía	absorbíamos	absorbíais	absorbían
	preterite	absorbí	absorbiste	absorbió	absorbimos	absorbisteis	absorbieron
	future	absorberé	absorberás	absorberá	absorberemos	absorberéis	absorberán
	conditional	absorbería	absorberías	absorbería	absorberíamos	absorberíais	absorberían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	absorba	absorbas^{^tú} absorbás^{^vos¹}	absorba	absorbamos	absorbáis	absorban
	imperfect (ra)	absorbiera	absorbieras	absorbiera	absorbiéramos	absorbierais	absorbieran
	imperfect (se)	absorbiese	absorbieses	absorbiese	absorbiésemos	absorbieseis	absorbiesen
	future	absorbiere	absorbieres	absorbiere	absorbiéremos	absorbiereis	absorbieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		absorbe^{^tú} absorbé^{^vos}	absorba	absorbamos	absorbed	absorban
	negative		no absorbas	no absorba	no absorbamos	no absorbáis	no absorban

¹ Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of absorber^{edit data}

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive absorber
	dative	absorberme	absorberte	absorberle, absorberse	absorbernos	absorberos	absorberles, absorberse
	accusative	absorberme	absorberte	absorberlo, absorberla, absorberse	absorbernos	absorberos	absorberlos, absorberlas, absorberse

with gerund absorbiendo
	dative	absorbiéndome	absorbiéndote	absorbiéndole, absorbiéndose	absorbiéndonos	absorbiéndoos	absorbiéndoles, absorbiéndose
	accusative	absorbiéndome	absorbiéndote	absorbiéndolo, absorbiéndola, absorbiéndose	absorbiéndonos	absorbiéndoos	absorbiéndolos, absorbiéndolas, absorbiéndose

with informal second-person singular imperative absorbe
	dative	absórbeme	absórbete	absórbele	absórbenos	not used	absórbeles
	accusative	absórbeme	absórbete	absórbelo, absórbela	absórbenos	not used	absórbelos, absórbelas

with formal second-person singular imperative absorba
	dative	absórbame	not used	absórbale, absórbase	absórbanos	not used	absórbales
	accusative	absórbame	not used	absórbalo, absórbala, absórbase	absórbanos	not used	absórbalos, absórbalas

with first-person plural imperative absorbamos
	dative	not used	absorbámoste	absorbámosle	absorbámonos	absorbámoos	absorbámosles
	accusative	not used	absorbámoste	absorbámoslo, absorbámosla	absorbámonos	absorbámoos	absorbámoslos, absorbámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative absorbed
	dative	absorbedme	not used	absorbedle	absorbednos	absorbeos	absorbedles
	accusative	absorbedme	not used	absorbedlo, absorbedla	absorbednos	absorbeos	absorbedlos, absorbedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative absorban
	dative	absórbanme	not used	absórbanle	absórbannos	not used	absórbanles, absórbanse
	accusative	absórbanme	not used	absórbanlo, absórbanla	absórbannos	not used	absórbanlos, absórbanlas, absórbanse

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

absorción

^β

absorber

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