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ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electric receptacle mean?
• ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE has 1 sense:
1. receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
Familiarity information: ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; outlet; wall plug; wall socket
Hypernyms ("electric receptacle" is a kind of...):
receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric receptacle"):
point; power point (a wall socket)
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