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Absorber
Ab-sorb′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, absorbs.
Definition 2024
Absorber
Absorber
absorber
absorber
See also: Absorber
English
Noun
absorber (plural absorbers)
- A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- A person that absorbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- (nuclear physics) A material that absorbs neutrons in a reactor.
Derived terms
Translations
one who, or that which, absorbs
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absorber of neutrons
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References
- 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”).
Pronunciation
Verb
absorber
- to absorb
Conjugation
Conjugation of absorber (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | absorber | avoir absorbé | |||||
| gerund | en absorbant | en ayant absorbé | |||||
| present participle | absorbant /ap.sɔʁ.bɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | absorbé /ap.sɔʁ.be/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbes /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbons /ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/ |
absorbez /ap.sɔʁ.be/ |
absorbent /ap.sɔʁb/ |
| imperfect | absorbais /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/ |
absorbais /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/ |
absorbait /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/ |
absorbions /ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/ |
absorbiez /ap.sɔʁ.bje/ |
absorbaient /ap.sɔʁ.bɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | absorbai /ap.sɔʁ.be/ |
absorbas /ap.sɔʁ.ba/ |
absorba /ap.sɔʁ.ba/ |
absorbâmes /ap.sɔʁ.bam/ |
absorbâtes /ap.sɔʁ.bat/ |
absorbèrent /ap.sɔʁ.bɛʁ/ |
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| future | absorberai /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/ |
absorberas /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/ |
absorbera /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁa/ |
absorberons /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/ |
absorberez /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁe/ |
absorberont /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | absorberais /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/ |
absorberais /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/ |
absorberait /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/ |
absorberions /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
absorberiez /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁje/ |
absorberaient /ap.sɔʁ.bə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbes /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/ |
absorbions /ap.sɔʁ.bjɔ̃/ |
absorbiez /ap.sɔʁ.bje/ |
absorbent /ap.sɔʁb/ |
| imperfect1 |
absorbasse /ap.sɔʁ.bas/ |
absorbasses /ap.sɔʁ.bas/ |
absorbât /ap.sɔʁ.ba/ |
absorbassions /ap.sɔʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/ |
absorbassiez /ap.sɔʁ.ba.sje/ |
absorbassent /ap.sɔʁ.bas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | absorbe /ap.sɔʁb/ |
— | absorbons /ap.sɔʁ.bɔ̃/ |
absorbez /ap.sɔʁ.be/ |
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (“absorb”).
Verb
absorber (first-person singular present absorbo, first-person singular preterite absorbí, past participle absorbido)
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive absorber | |||||||
| dative | absorberme | absorberte, absorberle | absorberle, absorberse | absorbernos | absorberos, absorberles | absorberles, absorberse | |
| accusative | absorberme | absorberte, absorberlo, absorberla | absorberlo, absorberla, absorberse | absorbernos | absorberos, absorberlos, absorberlas | absorberlos, absorberlas, absorberse | |
| with gerund absorbiendo | |||||||
| dative | absorbiéndome | absorbiéndote, absorbiéndole | absorbiéndole, absorbiéndose | absorbiéndonos | absorbiéndoos, absorbiéndoles | absorbiéndoles, absorbiéndose | |
| accusative | absorbiéndome | absorbiéndote, absorbiéndolo, absorbiéndola | absorbiéndolo, absorbiéndola, absorbiéndose | absorbiéndonos | absorbiéndoos, absorbiéndolos, absorbiéndolas | absorbiéndolos, absorbiéndolas, absorbiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative absorbe | |||||||
| dative | absórbeme | absórbete, absórbele | absórbele | absórbenos | absórbeos, absórbeles | absórbeles | |
| accusative | absórbeme | absórbete, absórbelo, absórbela | absórbelo, absórbela | absórbenos | absórbeos, absórbelos, absórbelas | absórbelos, absórbelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative absorba | |||||||
| dative | absórbame | absórbate, absórbale | absórbale, absórbase | absórbanos | absórbales | absórbales, absórbase | |
| accusative | absórbame | absórbate, absórbalo, absórbala | absórbalo, absórbala, absórbase | absórbanos | absórbalos, absórbalas | absórbalos, absórbalas, absórbase | |
| with first-person plural imperative absorbamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | absorbámosle | absorbámosle | absorbámonos | absorbámosles | absorbámosles | |
| accusative | not used | absorbámoslo, absorbámosla | absorbámoslo, absorbámosla | absorbámonos | absorbámoslos, absorbámoslas | absorbámoslos, absorbámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative absorbed | |||||||
| dative | absorbedme | absorbedle | absorbedle | absorbednos | absorbeos, absorbedles | absorbedles | |
| accusative | absorbedme | absorbedlo, absorbedla | absorbedlo, absorbedla | absorbednos | absorbeos, absorbedlos, absorbedlas | absorbedlos, absorbedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative absorban | |||||||
| dative | absórbanme | absórbante, absórbanle | absórbanle, absórbanse | absórbanos | absórbanles | absórbanles, absórbanse | |
| accusative | absórbanme | absórbante, absórbanlo, absórbanla | absórbanlo, absórbanla, absórbanse | absórbanos | absórbanlos, absórbanlas | absórbanlos, absórbanlas, absórbanse | |