(Of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy.
1We were working on ships with energy-absorbing skins and internal heat sinks.
2General Motors also is donating an energy-absorbing steering column from a 1967 Chevrolet.
3The lightweight, highly resilient nanotube films may be useful as compliant and energy-absorbing coatings.
4Add in the energy-absorbing skin, and radar, ladar, and passive sensors don't pick you up.
5Extensive twisting of the core yarns gives a rope most of its stretchiness and energy-absorbing capabilities.
6When they're used in a system with no energy-absorbing component, any dynamic event results in extremely high impact forces.
7New additions to the cast include Chinese actress Fan Bingbing as the teleporting mutant Blink, and Omar Sy in the role of energy-absorbing Bishop.
8Dry Treatments When a rope gets wet, it loses a lot of its energy- absorbing ability, making it less safe for catching lead falls.
9"Sir," Holden said, "Naomi was speculating that the heat we picked up might have come from energy-absorbing materials.