acceptor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

accept + -or-

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əkˈsɛptə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ək.ˈsɛp.tɚ/, /æk.ˈsɛp.tɚ/
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Noun

acceptor (plural acceptors)

  1. One who accepts.
  2. (law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
  3. (chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
  4. (biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
  5. (physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
  6. (physiology) A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
  7. (computing theory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

acceptor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of acceptō

References

Romanian

Etymology

From French accepteur.

Adjective

acceptor m or n (feminine singular acceptoare, masculine plural acceptori, feminine and neuter plural acceptoare)

  1. accepting

Declension

Noun

acceptor m (plural acceptori)

  1. acceptor

Declension

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