ABSORBER


Meaning of ABSORBER in English

/ab sawr"beuhr, -zawr"-/ , n.

1. a person or thing that absorbs.

2. See shock absorber .

3. Physics. a material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs neutrons without reproducing them.

[ 1785-95; ABSORB + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .