Associations to the word «Absorber»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ABSORBER, noun. (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation.

Wise words

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