sinknounmasculinetécnico/ɐb.suɾ.vɨˈdoj.ɾu/rareab·sor·ve·dou·roPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA place or device where something is absorbed or drained away.The wetland acts as a natural carbon sink.They installed a sink for the rainwater.syndrainsumpabsorberantsourceemitterCommon collocationsnatural sinkcarbon sinkwater sinkEtymologyDerivado do verbo 'absorver' + sufixo '-douro'.Related wordsabsorverabsorventeabsorçãoesgotadouro