intake
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌteɪk/
- Specialized
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entrada
- Each pond group is provided with intake canals on its outer border and discharge canals on the inner rim.
- air intake
- fluid intake
- water intake
I would just, I would just fix the the intake and the output with the money.
- I would just, I would just fix the the intake and the output with the money.
- But the case didn't come with any intake holes.
- These are snorkel masks where you get like the snorkel mask with some kind of intakes or outtakes for the air.
- There's also intake for the fan that takes air in here and blows it out the top.
- You've probably noticed at this point I turn it upside down and you see the intake fans and the power button at the back bottom corner.
- And that's because this has a return to mesh front intake.
Examples
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As he came down the steps, folding the job list, he passed the intake area.
Fiction book (1997) -
Hedgewood also markets technical features that enhance air quality, such as filtered fresh air intakes and sealed ducts.
Academic text (2001) -
Early 1998 saw the first surge of water from the Old River intake into the reservoir.
Academic text (1998) -
A 12'-diameter tunnel serves as an intake from Lake Mead, from which water is pumped into the treatment plant.
Academic text (1998) -
The fish swim through the water and into the intake of the filtration system.
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The engineers installed a new intake pipe to improve the water supply.
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It is important to maintain the intake grate to prevent debris from clogging the system.
Synonyms
3
4.1
An opening where air or liquid enters a machine such as an engine
2
3.9
A part that lets air enter an engine or machine
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.0
A part of an engine that sends air or a mix of air and fuel to the cylinders
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Morphology
Etymology
Intake comes from the parts in- ('into') and take ('to bring in' or 'to get'). It names an opening where something is 'taken in', so an engine's air intake is the place air is brought into the machine.