absorber

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, absorbs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

guard buckler devourer digester sorbent gainer dumper sipper security defense screen consumer absorbed absorption shield
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Antonyms

fork borer reflector radiator ejector secretor
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Hypernyms

absorbent absorbent material

Phrases with the word

vibration absorber mono-tube gas pressure shock absorber impact absorber sound absorber dashpot shock absorber

Anagrams

reabsorb

Examples

The alphabet is an aggressive and militant absorber and transformer of culture, as Harold Innis was the first to show. Marshall McLuhan

AuroShell particles (also known as "nanoshells") consist of a gold metal shell and a non-conducting silica core and serve as the exogenous absorber of the near-infrared laser energy delivered by the probe. Source: Internet

Any light entering the hole is reflected indefinitely or absorbed inside and is unlikely to re-emerge, making the hole a nearly perfect absorber. Source: Internet

Another strongly distinctive technical feature is the lateral and inclined positioning of the shock absorber, a unit that is adjustable in spring preload and hydraulic rebound. Source: Internet

Some relays are constructed with a kind of "shock absorber" mechanism attached to the armature which prevents immediate, full motion when the coil is either energized or de-energized. Source: Internet

Television producer Vikas Gupta has called late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande his "shock absorber". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

absorbent system absorbent towel absorbently absorberman absorbifacient absorbing