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receptacle

/rɪˈsɛptəkl/

Translations

receptaclenoun

receptacles

/rɪˈsɛptəkl/

The artist crafted a beautiful ceramic receptacle for the exhibition.

Художник создал красивый керамический сосуд для выставки.

Please dispose of your trash in the designated receptacle.

Пожалуйста, выбрасывайте мусор в предназначенный для этого контейнер.

The laboratory used a glass receptacle to hold the chemicals.

В лаборатории использовали стеклянную ёмкость для хранения химикатов.

Additional translations

Synonyms

receptaclenoun

A container that is used to hold or store things.

She placed the flowers in a receptacle filled with water.

An electrical outlet into which a plug can be inserted.

The lamp was plugged into the wall receptacle.

(Botany) The enlarged or broadened tip of a flower stalk on which the florets or fruitlets are borne.

In strawberries, the red flesh we eat is actually the swollen receptacle, not the true fruit.