receptacle
pronunciation
How to pronounce receptacle in British English:
UK [rɪˈseptəkl]
How to pronounce receptacle in American English:
US [rɪˈsɛptəkəl]
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- Noun:
- a container that is used to put or keep things in
- enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
- an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Word Origin
- receptacle (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French receptacle (14c.) and directly from Latin receptaculum "place to receive and store things," from receptare, frequentative of recipere "to hold, contain" (see receive). As an adjectival form, receptacular (1847) has been used.
Example
- 1. Officials have said they would consider bringing in an outside container to store the water if a suitable receptacle can be found .
- 2. An alternative method was to use a large shallow receptacle rather than a cauldron ; oil , tallow or pitch then being poured in . The victim was then partially immersed in the liquid and fried to death .
- 3. A huge bank is a huge receptacle for cash .
- 4. In the mean time , she said a temporary work-around has been put in place : " they 're bypassing the troublesome hardware " for urine collection with a " special receptacle " that has been attached to the toilet , she said .
- 5. The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place : from the sky , from the earth , from a scrap of paper , from a passing shape , from a spider 's web .