absorber
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(əb′sör·bər)
(chemical engineering) Equipment in which a gas is absorbed by contact with a liquid.
(electronics) A material or device that takes up and dissipates radiated energy; may be used to shield an object from the energy, prevent reflection of the energy, determine the nature of the radiation, or selectively transmit one or more components of the radiation.
(engineering) The surface on a solar collector that absorbs the solar radiation.
(mechanical engineering) A device which holds liquid for the absorption of refrigerant vapor or other vapors. That part of the low-pressure side of an absorption system used for absorbing refrigerant vapor.
(nucleonics) A material that absorbs neutrons or other ionizing radiation.
1. A device containing liquid for absorbing refrigerant vapor or other vapors.
2. In an absorption system, that part of the low-pressure side of the system which is used for absorbing refrigerant vapor.
3. That part of a solar collector whose primary function is to absorb radiant solar energy.
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