intake

(intāk′)

noun

  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.
  4. a narrowing; an abrupt lessening in breadth
  5. Mech. the amount of energy taken in
  6. Mining an air shaft

See intake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.
  2. a. The act of taking in.
    b. The quantity taken in.
    c. Something, especially energy, taken in.

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