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- Dictionaryin·take/ˈinˌtāk/
noun
- 1. an amount of food, air, or another substance taken into the body: "your daily intake of calories"
- 2. a location or structure through which something is taken in, e.g., water into a channel or pipe from a river, fuel or air into an engine or machine, commodities into a place, etc.: "cut rectangular holes for the air intake"
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The meaning of INTAKE is an opening through which fluid enters an enclosure. How to use intake in a sentence.
the number of people that are accepted at a particular time by an organization, especially a college or university: The college has increased its intake of students by 50 percent this year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. intake noun (OPENING)
noun. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc. an act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen. something that is taken in. a quantity taken in: an intake of 50 gallons a minute. a narrowing; contraction. intake.
An intake is an opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, usually the air inlet of an engine. It is important to ensure that solid objects do not enter the air intake of the jet engine. Most vehicles have air intake systems that regulate the temperature of the air entering the engine.
noun. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) synonyms: consumption, ingestion, uptake. see more. the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws.
intake. (ˈɪnˌteɪk) n. 1. a thing or a quantity taken in: an intake of students. 2. the act of taking in. 3. (Mechanical Engineering) the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine. 4. (Mining & Quarrying) a ventilation shaft in a mine.
Definition of intake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'intake' 1. Your intake of a particular kind of food, drink, or air is the amount that you eat, drink, or breathe in. [...] 2. The people who are accepted into an organization or place at a particular time are referred to as a particular intake. [...] 3. See intake of breath [...] More. English for Special Purposes.
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the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc. an act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen. something that is taken in. a quantity taken in: an intake of 50 gallons a minute. a narrowing; contraction. noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase take in 1515–25.
