ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Synonyms:

electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; outlet; wall plug; wall socket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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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