Associations to the word «Absorber»

Wiktionary

ABSORBER, noun. A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSORBER, noun. A person that absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSORBER, noun. (nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.

Dictionary definition

ABSORBER, noun. (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley