energy-absorbing
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5.7
- adjective
- Specialized
:
absorbente de energía
- The construction of energy-absorbing structures helps to minimize damage during seismic activities.
- energy-absorbing composites
Examples
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The engineers designed an energy-absorbing barrier to reduce the impact during collisions.
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His work there supported a dozen prototype designs of automobile energy-absorbing structures for crush energy management.
Academic text (1998) -
The Solo will make more strategic use of nano-reinforced composites, starting with energy-absorbing engine mounts and perhaps including front bumpers and some panels.
Academic text (2010) -
FIGURE 6. MODERN FORMULA ONE racing cars, like the Ferrari shown here, are safer than their predecessors because of the energy-absorbing composites used in their construction.
Academic text (1999) -
In modern cars, energy-absorbing materials are crucial for enhancing passenger safety during accidents.
Synonyms
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7.7
Taking in heat from the area around it
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6.8
Able to take in liquids or energy, like a sponge
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5.1
Able to make the force of a hit or fall much weaker
To take in energy from the surroundings during a chemical or nuclear reaction
A material or reaction that takes in heat from its surroundings
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.1
A process that gives off energy, for example burning or digestion
How Releasing
- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Energy-absorbing is made of energy and absorbing, and the root absorb means 'to take in' — think of a sponge that soaks up water. So an energy-absorbing material or process 'takes in' energy instead of giving it out, which is why it can protect in a crash or needs heat in a reaction.