absorber

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əbˈzɔːrbər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab sôr′bər, -zôr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ab•sorb•er  (ab sôr′bər, -zôr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that absorbs.
  2. AutomotiveSee shock absorber. 
  3. Physicsa material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.
  • absorb + -er1 1785–95

'absorber' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MacPherson strut - cadmium - cushion - damper - dose equivalent - dysprosium - hafnium - hydraulic accumulator - oleo strut - salol - samarium - shock absorber - snub - stabilizer

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