receptacle

English

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Etymology

From Latin receptāculum (“reservoir, receptacle”), from receptō (“I receive back or again, recover”), frequentative of recipiō (“I receive; hold back, reserve”), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Noun

receptacle (plural receptacles)

1. A container.
2. (botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; also torus.
   1. In the Asteraceae, the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
3. (electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug and flexible cord to supply portable equipment or appliances.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:container

Translations

container

• Finnish: astia (fi)
• Icelandic: geymsla (is) f, hirsla (is) f
• Japanese: 入れ物 (ja) (iremono)

• Maori: takotoranga (mi)
• Norwegian: beholder (no) m
• Portuguese: recipiente (pt) m
• Spanish: recipiente (es) m
• Swedish: behållare (sv) c

botany: part of flower

• Finnish: kukkapohjus (fi)
• German: Blütenboden (de) m, Blütenachse (de) f
• Italian: ricettacolo (it) m

• Norwegian: blomsterbunn (no) m
• Spanish: receptáculo (es) m

electrical: contact device

• Finnish: pistorasia (fi)

• Norwegian: stikkontakt (no) m

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• Hebrew: בית קבול (he) (beit kibul)