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 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
Another effective absorber in Solomon’s Temple would have been the veil of variegated linen that was said to have been at the entrance to the innermost chamber, called the Holy of Holies, which, incidentally, would have been a near-totally silent room.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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
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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
Another effective absorber in Solomon’s Temple would have been the veil of variegated linen that was said to have been at the entrance to the innermost chamber, called the Holy of Holies, which, incidentally, would have been a near-totally silent room.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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
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“Absorber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorber. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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