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ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE

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• 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.

• ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE (noun)

Sense 1

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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; wall plug; wall socket; outlet

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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