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  • Look up absorber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In high energy physics experiments, an absorber is a block of material used to absorb some of the...
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  • Absorbance is defined as "the logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a sample (excluding the effects on cell walls)"...
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  • Energy absorber may refer to: A panel to absorb the radiant energy of sunlight to heat a fluid, such as solar hot water A bolometer, a device to convert...
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    A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy...
    28 KB (3,562 words) - 22:36, 18 November 2024
  • Absorbed dose is a dose quantity which is the measure of the energy deposited in matter by ionizing radiation per unit mass. Absorbed dose is used in...
    15 KB (1,880 words) - 13:24, 10 October 2024
  • shock absorbers simply dissipate this energy as heat. In electric or hybrid vehicles, electricity generated by the shock absorber can be used to extend...
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  • Absorption (redirect from Absorb)
    Look up absorption, absorbed, absorbency, absorbent, or absorbs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Absorption may refer to: Absorption (biology), digestion...
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  • Electromagnetic absorbers are specifically chosen or designed materials that can inhibit the reflection or transmission of electromagnetic radiation....
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  • Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) was a method of measuring antioxidant capacities in biological samples in vitro. Because no physiological proof...
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    material (RAM) is a material which has been specially designed and shaped to absorb incident RF radiation (also known as non-ionising radiation), as effectively...
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  • A metamaterial absorber is a type of metamaterial intended to efficiently absorb electromagnetic radiation such as light. Furthermore, metamaterials are...
    16 KB (1,609 words) - 00:15, 20 November 2024
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    In solar thermal collectors, a selective surface or selective absorber is a means of increasing its operation temperature and/or efficiency. The selectivity...
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    materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing. Toughness is the strength...
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    An absorbable gelatin sponge is a sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin. In regional chemotherapy, absorbable gelatin sponge...
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    used to open and widen clogged heart arteries and then dissolves or is absorbed by the body. It is made from a material that can release a drug to prevent...
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  • tier one capital, which can absorb losses without a bank being required to cease trading; and tier two capital, which can absorb losses in the event of a...
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    [citation needed] Ultraviolet absorbers are molecules used in organic materials (polymers, paints, etc.) to absorb UV radiation to reduce the UV degradation...
    118 KB (12,754 words) - 19:28, 16 November 2024
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    Chlorophyll (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    φύλλον (phyllon, "leaf"). Chlorophyll allows plants to absorb energy from light. Chlorophylls absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic...
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    Desiccant (redirect from Moisture absorber)
    humectant. Commonly encountered pre-packaged desiccants are solids that absorb water. Desiccants for specialized purposes may be in forms other than solid...
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  • of reactors in order to lower the high reactivity of their initial fresh fuel load. Some of these poisons deplete as they absorb neutrons during reactor...
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