RECEPTACLE


Meaning of RECEPTACLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈsep-ti-kəl ]

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, from Latin]

a. : the end of the flower stalk upon which the floral organs are borne

b. : a structure or tissue (as of a fungus or fern) bearing spores or sporangia

3. : a mounted female electrical fitting that contains the live parts of the circuit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.