Intake

/ˈɪnteɪk/ · noun

Meaning

The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet..

Definitions by Sense

1. The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
2. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
3. The quantity taken in.
4. An act or instance of taking in.
5. (slang, derogatory) A nostril, especially a large one.
6. The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.
7. The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.
8. A tract of land enclosed.

Example Sentences

the intake of air

In 2010 almost 120,000 people died prematurely and 108 million life years were lost—because of inadequate vitamin A intake.

an intake of oxygen or food

The company wasn't allowed to make him 'forcibly participate in seminars and end-of-week drinks frequently ending up in excessive alcohol intake, encouraged by associates who made very large quantities of alcohol available', the court said.

the new intake of students

[…]Due to internal and external processing restraints, only part of the input becomes intake, only part of the intake becomes acquired, and only part of the acquired intake can be used by the learner.

Well, I "intook" the general situation west of the Mississippi because I did not get much of a chance to see things east of the Mississippi.

The particle concentration in the ascending hot current of the combustion product have^([sic]) been measured by intaking the current into the counter close to the sample plate in the furnace.

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• intakes
• intaking
• intook
• intaken

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