A container.
Used in a Sentence
receptacle
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for receptacle.
Editorial note
Living in an apartment means I put my recycling in a communal receptacle which is then put out by the building.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A container.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of receptacle gathered in one view.
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
(zoology) An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for receptacle.
noun
A container.
noun
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
noun
(zoology) An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
noun
(phycology) A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
Example sentences
Living in an apartment means I put my recycling in a communal receptacle which is then put out by the building.
How expensive is labor to fix the receptacle, compared to the cost and convenience of replacing a battery?
Guessing before you know the answer creates suspense: a cognitive receptacle for the answer + emotional engagement.
Finally another tech often implemented in these robots is running the receptacle on an accurate-ish lab scale.
You don't even need to lose 30 seconds on making those meals, let your company provide the Oral Sludge receptacle™.
It should also come in a 'kettle' so that it can be used conventionally in a receptacle with pouring spout.
The design seems to have avoided most (or any) angles, which makes the receptacle rounded, too.
USB Type C to USB Standard A Receptacle adapters are supported by the USB specification.
Of course, the rope has to be lowered slowly and the receptacle must be large so there isn't much to miss.
How long until the power plug, or the receptacle in the laptop, wears out?
The truck has an arm that places the item directly into the receptacle.
They could have designed a physical switch into the receptacle, so that the DC to AC conversion only happens when something is plugged in.
Quote examples
Sell the pods (biodegradable of course) that "plug" into a prepared receptacle.
Superficially its "giant tower case only" however you could mount a receptacle in a tiny desktop case with mini-itx and homemade NAS and just insert data drives not OS drives.
The "cleaning" basically involves moving the printhead over a receptacle with a sponge in it (it's called a spittoon, seriously) and firing all the nozzles for a short time while suction from a platen-driven vacuum pump sucks on them (that's why the feed rollers spin when it's doing this.) It uses a ridiculously large amount of ink in the process too - Google "waste ink container" for some further reading.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use receptacle in a sentence?
Living in an apartment means I put my recycling in a communal receptacle which is then put out by the building.
What does receptacle mean?
A container.
What part of speech is receptacle?
receptacle is commonly used as noun.