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heat-absorbing

heat-absorbing

6.1
A material or reaction that takes in heat from its surroundings
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : absorbedor de calor
  • The heat-absorbing material helped to keep the building cool.

Examples

  • The heat-absorbing properties of the material help maintain a stable temperature in the building.

  • A heat-absorbing compound is essential for this reaction.

  • Certain heat-absorbing compounds are essential in industrial cooling processes.

  • The mixture underwent a heat-absorbing reaction when the chemicals were combined.

  • This material has heat-absorbing properties, making it useful for thermal insulation.

  • Scientists are researching new heat-absorbing compounds to improve energy efficiency in solar panels.

  • The heat-absorbing layer in the paint prevents the interior from overheating during the summer.

Synonyms

endothermic
vsheat-absorbing
  • Specialized
2 7.7

Taking in heat from the area around it

describes heat intake in formation without stressing surroundings
endothermal
vsheat-absorbing
  • Specialized
9.9

Absorbs heat during a chemical process

is the plain everyday description rather than the technical term

How Heat-Absorbing

heat-absorbing
  • Specialized
6.1
heatless
1 6.0
heat-releasing
  • Specialized
5.2

Surface Forms

heat-absorbing positive

Morphology

heat-absorbing = heat + absorbing (transparent) = heat + absorb + ing

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'heat' + 'absorbing' (the participle of 'absorb'), so its meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Heat-absorbing breaks into heat and absorb, and absorb comes from an old word meaning 'to suck in', like a sponge. So a heat-absorbing material or reaction 'takes in' or 'soaks up' heat instead of giving it out.