reception.html - n.
1 a containing vessel, place, or space.
2 Bot. a the common base of floral organs. b the part of a leaf or thallus in some algae where the reproductive organs are situated. [ME f. OF receptacle or L receptaculum (as RECEPTION)]

reception.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of receiving or the process of being received, esp. of a person into a place or group.
2 the manner in which a person or thing is received (got a cool reception).
3 a social occasion for receiving guests, esp. after a wedding.
4 a formal or ceremonious welcome.
5 a place where guests or clients etc. report on arrival at a hotel, office, etc.
6 a the receiving of broadcast signals. b the quality of this (we have excellent reception).

reception order an order authorizing the entry of a patient into a mental hospital. reception room a room available or suitable for receiving company or visitors. [ME f. OF reception or L receptio (as RECEIVE)]

reception.html - n.
a person employed in a hotel, office, etc., to receive guests, clients, etc.

reception.html - adj.
1 able or quick to receive impressions or ideas.
2 concerned with receiving stimuli etc.

receptively adv. receptiveness n. receptivity n. [F r

ceptif -ive or med.L receptivus (as RECEPTION)]

reception.html - n.
(often attrib.) Biol.
1 an organ able to respond to an external stimulus such as light, heat, or a drug, and transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.
2 a region of a cell, tissue, etc., that responds to a molecule or other substance. [OF receptour or L receptor (as RECEPTIVE)]

reception.html - n.
1 a containing vessel, place, or space.
2 Bot. a the common base of floral organs. b the part of a leaf or thallus in some algae where the reproductive organs are situated. [ME f. OF receptacle or L receptaculum (as RECEPTION)]