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inlet

inlet

3 4.1
An opening where air or liquid enters a machine such as an engine
  • noun
  • /ˈɪn.lɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : entrada
  • Additives were added directly to the inlet of all septic tanks except the 12 control septic tanks.
  • air inlet
  • turbine inlet
  • inlet filtration

Examples

  • This cold trap is built with the inlet and outlet here.

  • The inlet is under the kitchen sink and the boiler is in the bedroom at the front.

  • And it means that the that the power supply button, power supply inlet is right there.

  • Like the stomach has an inlet and an and an exit.

  • Instead, it has separate inlet and outlet sides across the entire lane.

  • So now I insert the male end of the inlet hose through here.

  • We gotta keep the water away from the air inlets for the engine.

  • The first step to evaluate an inlet filtration system is to study the operating environment.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A common four-inch inlet air header and a common water irrigation header connected the four models.

    Academic text (1997)
  • This machine has an inlet where you pour in the fluid for processing.

Synonyms

orifice
vsinlet
  • Specialized
24 7.5

An opening that leads into a space inside the body or a pipe

is specifically about fluid entry into tubes, containers, or machines
intake
vsinlet
  • Specialized
22 4.2

An opening where air or water enters a machine like a pipe

has identical meaning but uses a different term in naming
air-intake
vsinlet
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A part that lets air enter an engine or machine

is for fluids in tubes or containers rather than only air or engines

Antonyms

16 2.8

An opening that lets water or gas flow out

Compounds

inlet manifold
  • Specialized
7.5

A part of an engine that sends air and sometimes fuel to the cylinders

Surface Forms

inlet singular
inlets plural

Morphology

inlet = let (semi-transparent) = in + let

The compound suggests something that lets material in, but the specific noun meaning 'opening through which fluid enters' is somewhat lexicalized rather than fully predictable by rule. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Inlet comes from in- ('into') and -let ('small'), like in booklet or piglet. So an inlet is a small opening where water, air, or fuel goes 'into' a tube or machine.