2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or
cylinder.
[1913 Webster]
3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
intake — [in′tāk΄] n. 1. the act or process of taking in 2. the amount or thing taken in 3. the place at which a fluid is taken into a pipe, channel, etc. [a sewer intake] 4. a narrowing; an abrupt lessening in breadth 5. Mech. the amount of energy taken… … English World dictionary
intake — index receipt (act of receiving), revenue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
intake — (n.) c.1800, place where water is taken into a channel or pipe, from IN (Cf. in) + TAKE (Cf. take). Meaning act of taking in (food, breath, etc.) is first attested 1808 … Etymology dictionary
intakė — sf. Rtr žr. antukys … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
intake — ► NOUN 1) an amount or quantity taken in. 2) an act of taking in. 3) a location or structure through which something is taken in … English terms dictionary
Intake — An intake , or especially for aircraft inlet, is an air intake for an engine. Because the modern internal combustion engine is in essence a powerful air pump, like the exhaust system on an engine, the intake must be carefully engineered and tuned … Wikipedia
intake — 01. I had to cut down on my coffee [intake] because I was having trouble sleeping at night. 02. You simply have to reduce your [intake] of fat if you don t want to have another heart attack. 03. An excessive [intake] of alcohol can cause a… … Grammatical examples in English
intake — noun 1 amount of food/drink taken into the body ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ moderate ▪ low ▪ increased ▪ total ▪ … Collocations dictionary
intake — in|take [ˈınteık] n 1.) [singular, U] the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body intake of ▪ Try to reduce your intake of fat. a high/low intake ▪ a high intake of carbohydrates food/alcohol/calorie etc intake ▪ Sickness may… … Dictionary of contemporary English
intake — See air intake cold air intake heated intake intake manifold intake port intake stroke intake tract intake stroke intake valve ram intake manifold … Dictionary of automotive terms
