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absorber

ab·sor·ber

US/əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

Origin

From absorb + -er.

Phrases

  • shock absorber
  • Wheeler-Feynman absorber theory

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