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receptacle (noun)

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  • receptacle — ► NOUN 1) an object or space used to contain something. 2) Botany the base of a flower or flower head. ORIGIN Latin receptaculum, from receptare receive back …   English terms dictionary

  • receptacle — noun formal a container for putting things in: Please dispose of waste in the appropriate receptacle. reception /rI sepSn/ noun 1 (countable usually singular) a particular type of welcome for someone, or a particular type of reaction to their… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • receptacle — noun a receptacle for recycling Syn: container, holder, repository; box, tin, bin, can, canister, case, bag …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • receptacle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin receptaculum, from receptare to receive, frequentative of recipere to receive Date: 15th century 1. one that receives and contains something ; container 2. [New Latin receptaculum,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • receptacle — noun a) A container. b) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; also torus …   Wiktionary

  • receptacle — UK [rɪˈseptək(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms receptacle : singular receptacle plural receptacles formal a container …   English dictionary

  • receptacle — re|cep|ta|cle [ rı septəkl ] noun count VERY FORMAL a container …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • receptacle — [rɪ sɛptək(ə)l] noun 1》 an object or space used to contain something. 2》 N. Amer. an electrical socket. 3》 chiefly Zoology an organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, etc. 4》 Botany the base of a flower, flower head, or other sexual… …   English new terms dictionary

  • receptacle — [rɪˈseptək(ə)l] noun [C] formal a container …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • receptacle — /rəˈsɛptəkəl / (say ruh septuhkuhl) noun 1. that which serves to receive or hold something; a repository; a container. 2. Botany the modified or expanded portion of an axis, which bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower… …  

  • electric receptacle — noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices • Syn: ↑wall socket, ↑wall plug, ↑electric outlet, ↑electrical outlet, ↑outlet • Hypernyms: ↑receptacle …   Useful english dictionary

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