ABSORBER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("absorber" is a kind of...):

absorbent; absorbent material (a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Derivation:

absorb (take in, also metaphorically)

absorb (become imbued)