receptacle
A containerA container.
» The eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.
Meaning
6 sensesA container.
Gefäß, Behälter
вмести́лищеvmestílišče
a container that is used to put or keep things in
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
Blütenboden, Blütenachse
квітколо́жеkvitkolóže
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
A condensed rachis of a capitate or umbellate inflorescence at the end of the peduncle, to which all of the florets or pedicels are attached.
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
(US)A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.
Steckdose, Buchse, Anschlussbuchse
розе́ткаrozétka
Examples
4 sentencesThe eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.
The waterskin is a sheepskin or goat skin sewn in the shape of a bag and serving as a receptacle.
Thus, one of the loveliest of earthly paradises was doomed to be a receptacle for the very worst of malefactors.
Maria Montessori invented the sorting box after observing that children enjoy fitting objects through receptacles of a similar shape.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English receptacle, from Anglo-Norman receptacle and Middle French receptacleFrom Middle English receptacle, from Anglo-Norman receptacle and Middle French receptacle (“organ containing a fluid; gathering place; water basin”) (modern French réceptacle), from Latin receptāculum (“animal enclosure, container, place of refuge, receptacle, repository, reservoir, shelter”), from receptāre (“to harbour, to receive, to shelter”) or receptō (“to receive back or again, to recover”), frequentative of recipiō (“to receive; to hold back, to reserve”) (from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“to hold”)) + -culum (suffix forming nouns from verbs, particularly nouns representing tools and instruments); cognate with Italian recettaculo, ricettaculo, Portuguese receptáculo, Spanish receptáculo. Doublet of receptaculum.
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Forms
plural: receptacles| Singular | receptacle |
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