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- Dictionaryreceptacle/rɪˈsɛptəkl/
noun
- 1. a hollow object used to contain something: "fast-food receptacles"
- 2. an electrical socket. North American
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a container for holding things or that you can put things in: a trash receptacle. (Definition of receptacle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of receptacle. receptacle.
The meaning of RECEPTACLE is one that receives and contains something : container. How to use receptacle in a sentence.
noun. a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash. Botany. the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head.
The noun receptacle means any kind of container. For example, a trash receptacle holds your garbage and a receptacle for loose change can keep you from scattering coins all over your house. In botany, receptacle refers to the part of a stem that holds a plant's organs.
a container for holding things or that you can put things in: a trash receptacle. (Definition of receptacle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of receptacle. receptacle.
1. a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. 2. the modified or expanded portion of a plant stem or axis that bears the organs of a single flower or the florets of a flower head. 3. a contact device installed at an electrical outlet, equipped with one or more sockets.
noun. 1. an object that holds something; container. 2. botany. a. the enlarged or modified tip of the flower stalk that bears the parts of the flower. b. the shortened flattened stem bearing the florets of the capitulum of composite flowers such as the daisy. c.
Jul 1, 2024 · In the Asteraceae ( aster or sunflower family ), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached. (phycology) A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles ( reproductive organs ). ( zoology) An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
a device in a wall that you put a plug into (= a small plastic object with two or three metal pins) in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building. Word Origin. See receptacle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: receptacle.
Receptacle definition: a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something. See examples of RECEPTACLE used in a sentence.
