dictionary.ptsinknounmasculinetechnicalrare/ɐb.suɾ.vɨˈdoj.ɾu/ab·sor·ve·dou·roPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1A place or device where something is absorbed or drained away.Usage examples“The wetland acts as a natural carbon sink.”“They installed a sink for the rainwater.”SynonymsdrainsumpabsorberAntonymssourceemitterCommon combinationsnatural sinkcarbon sinkwater sink
A place or device where something is absorbed or drained away.Usage examples“The wetland acts as a natural carbon sink.”“They installed a sink for the rainwater.”SynonymsdrainsumpabsorberAntonymssourceemitterCommon combinationsnatural sinkcarbon sinkwater sink