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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The lack of enforcement has led to the Amazon becoming a net source of carbon emissions rather than a net absorber for the first time in 2020.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2021
In February 1976, RCA dispatched a mobile recording unit to Graceland and transformed the large room into a temporary recording studio (the shag carpeting acted as a natural sound absorber).
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Formulated for the hair and body, this leads with nourishing ingredients like argan oil and vitamin E, plus a sun-exposure absorber that protects hair from UV rays.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024
The food is freeze-dried to pull out all its moisture, then stored in a mylar pouch with an oxygen absorber.
—WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
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Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2021
In February 1976, RCA dispatched a mobile recording unit to Graceland and transformed the large room into a temporary recording studio (the shag carpeting acted as a natural sound absorber).
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Formulated for the hair and body, this leads with nourishing ingredients like argan oil and vitamin E, plus a sun-exposure absorber that protects hair from UV rays.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024
The food is freeze-dried to pull out all its moisture, then stored in a mylar pouch with an oxygen absorber.
—WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
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“Absorber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorber. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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