absorber
noun
ab·sorb·er
əb-ˈsȯr-bər 
-ˈzȯr-
plural absorbers
: one that absorbs or takes in something
a water absorber
an impact absorber
an eager absorber of information
Tiny liquid cloud droplets are selective absorbers in that they are good absorbers of infrared radiation but poor absorbers of visible solar radiation.—
C. Donald Ahrens
C. Donald AhrensWe still command the most liquid capital markets anywhere, and there is some expectation that we will be an absorber of liquid funds from the rest of the world.—J. David Richardson
see also shock absorber
J. David RichardsonExamples of absorber in a Sentence
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Improvements come from innovations like a conical waveguide that couples the tweeter dome to the metamaterial absorber based on its depth.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
So, the researchers diverged from the traditional method of combining a thermal absorber layer with a PV cell and combined a silicon solar cell with an innovative molecular solar thermal energy storage system, abbreviated to MOST.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
The fires are emitting record amounts of planet-warming greenhouse gases in a region that humanity counts on for being a net absorber of carbon dioxide.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Canada's fire season stood out the most, with the boreal forest — which throughout human history has acted as a giant absorber of carbon, emitting more than nine times the long-term average and amounting to about a quarter of the global emissions.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
So, the researchers diverged from the traditional method of combining a thermal absorber layer with a PV cell and combined a silicon solar cell with an innovative molecular solar thermal energy storage system, abbreviated to MOST.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
The fires are emitting record amounts of planet-warming greenhouse gases in a region that humanity counts on for being a net absorber of carbon dioxide.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Canada's fire season stood out the most, with the boreal forest — which throughout human history has acted as a giant absorber of carbon, emitting more than nine times the long-term average and amounting to about a quarter of the global emissions.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Absorber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorber. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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