receptor

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

receptor (plural receptors)

  1. (obsolete) One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive.
    Coordinate terms: receiptor, resetter
    • 1585, Fleetwood, in 1824, Henry Ellis, Original letters, illustrative of English history, page 297:
      […] fewe that were there did spend the same daie abowte the searchinge out of sundrye that were receptors of ffelons, where we fownd a greate manye aswell in London, Westminster, Sowthwarke, as in all other places abowte the same.
    • 1609, William Barlow, Answer to a nameless Catholic's censure, page 13:
      The kind Receptors of the Fugitiues after the Detection.
    • 1660, Virginia statue, The Statutes at Large, Virginia, published 1809, page 538:
      An act […] Against pyrats, their assistors or abettors, out-traidors or receptors, against breakers of the admirall's arrestments and attachments against goods forbidden,
  2. (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
    • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 24:
      In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.
  3. (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.

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Translations[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin receptōrius.

Adjective[edit]

receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptors, feminine plural receptores)

  1. receptive

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin receptōrem.

Noun[edit]

receptor m (plural receptors)

  1. receptor

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English receptor.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈt͡sɛp.tɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛptɔr
  • Syllabification: re‧cep‧tor

Noun[edit]

receptor m pers

  1. (biochemistry, medicine) sensory receptor (protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli)
  2. (biology) receptor (any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli)
  3. sensor (automatic warning device, sensitive to changes in certain physical quantities)
    Synonyms: czujka, czujnik, sensor

Declension[edit]

Declension of receptor
singular plural
nominative receptor receptorzy/receptory (deprecative)
genitive receptora receptorów
dative receptorowi receptorom
accusative receptora receptorów
instrumental receptorem receptorami
locative receptorze receptorach
vocative receptorze receptorzy

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adjective
noun

Further reading[edit]

  • receptor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • receptor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoʁ/ [he.se.piˈtoh], /ʁe.sepˈtoʁ/ [he.sepˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoɾ/ [he.se.piˈtoɾ], /ʁe.sepˈtoɾ/ [he.sepˈtoɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoʁ/ [χe.se.piˈtoχ], /ʁe.sepˈtoʁ/ [χe.sepˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈtoɻ/ [he.sepˈtoɻ], /ʁe.se.piˈtoɻ/ [he.se.piˈtoɻ]
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧cep‧tor

Adjective[edit]

receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of recetor.

Noun[edit]

receptor m (plural receptores, feminine receptora, feminine plural receptoras)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of recetor.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French récepteur.

Adjective[edit]

receptor m or n (feminine singular receptoare, masculine plural receptori, feminine and neuter plural receptoare)

  1. receiving

Declension[edit]

Declension of receptor
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite receptor receptoare receptori receptoare
definite receptorul receptoarea receptorii receptoarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite receptor receptoare receptori receptoare
definite receptorului receptoarei receptorilor receptoarelor

Noun[edit]

receptor n (plural receptoare)

  1. receiver

Declension[edit]

Declension of receptor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) receptor receptorul (niște) receptoare receptoarele
genitive/dative (unui) receptor receptorului (unor) receptoare receptoarelor
vocative receptorule receptoarelor

Noun[edit]

receptor m (plural receptori)

  1. (medicine) receptor

Declension[edit]

Declension of receptor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) receptor receptorul (niște) receptori receptorii
genitive/dative (unui) receptor receptorului (unor) receptori receptorilor
vocative receptorule receptorilor

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reθebˈtoɾ/ [re.θeβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /resebˈtoɾ/ [re.seβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧cep‧tor

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin receptorius.

Adjective[edit]

receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)

  1. receiving

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin receptorius.

Noun[edit]

receptor m (plural receptores)

  1. receiver, receptor, recipient
  2. (baseball) catcher
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