receiving system
- noun
- Specialized
:
sistema de recepción
- With the latest upgrades, our receiving system can capture signals from multiple satellites effortlessly.
Examples
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The new satellite receiver in our receiving system allows us to watch international channels clearly.
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The VLA is such a sensitive receiving system that it could detect a cell phone's radio signal at the distance of Jupiter.
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The simplest radio interferometer consists of a pair of antennas spaced a considerable distance apart and connected to a receiving system.
Academic text (1991) -
The technicians installed a high-performance receiving system to improve our television signal quality.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small machine that plays music and news sent through the air
626
1.0
An electronic device with a screen that receives broadcasts and shows moving pictures and sound
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3.4
A device that picks up signals, for example a radio or television
52
1.4
A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound
22
3.0
A way to send and receive information between people or machines
18
5.6
A device that sends and receives signals, like a radio
2
3.9
A device that picks up wireless signals and turns them into sound or data
1
6.1
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
1
2.4
A machine that receives TV signals and shows them on a screen
1
2.5
Electronic devices that send or receive moving pictures and sound, like cameras and receivers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'receive' (to take in signals) and 'system' (a set of interacting components), so its meaning — a system that receives signals — is directly derivable from the constituents. This attributive present-participle + noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Receiving system paints a picture of parts working like a net to 'catch' invisible radio or TV waves. Here receiving means 'to receive' signals and system means the parts working together, so the phrase refers to the equipment that 'receives' broadcast signals.