reception
The act of receiving.
Other meanings
The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
“We have poor TV reception in the valley.”
A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
“After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.”
Related words
- autoreception
- baroreception
- chemoreception
- magnetoreception
- mechanoreception
- nonreception
- osmoreception
- phonoreception
- photoception
- photoreception
- proprioception
- receptional
Word history
From Latin "receptiō" (the act of receiving; reception).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reception” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.