absorbator

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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absorbere +‎ -ator, first part from Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (absorb), from both ab- (from, away from, off), from ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away), + and from sorbeō (I suck in, drink up), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (to suck in), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (to be sipping, sucking), from *srebʰ- (to sip, gulp, suck (in)) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs). Last part frrom Latin -ātor (-ator, -er), a form of -tor (-er), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /absɔrˈbɑːtʊr/, /apsɔrˈbɑːtʊr/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊr
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧bat‧or

Noun

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absorbator m (definite singular absorbatoren, indefinite plural absorbatorer, definite plural absorbatorene)

  1. an absorber or absorbent (something which absorbs)
    • 2012 August 30, e24.no:
      når strålingen treffer absorbatoren, varmes den opp og sender stråling ut igjen
      when the radiation hits the absorber, it heats up and emits radiation again

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