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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cep•tor (ak sep′tər),USA pronunciation n. - accepter.
- Business[Finance.]a person who accepts a draft or bill of exchange, esp. the drawee who signs the draft or bill, confirming a willingness to pay it when due.
- PhysicsAlso called accep′tor at′om, accep′tor impu′rity. an atom of impurity in a semiconducting crystal such that the atom can capture an electron, creating a hole in a filled electron shell and thereby changing the electric conductivity of the crystal.
- Chemistryan atom, ion, group of atoms, or compound that combines with, or accepts, another entity, thereby profoundly affecting physical and chemical properties:electron acceptor; water acceptor.
- Latin acceptor, equivalent. to accep-, variant stem of accipere to receive, get (see accept) + -tor -tor
- Anglo-French acceptour)
- 1350–1400; Middle English, in phrase acceptour of persones; accept + -or2, or (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acceptor /əkˈsɛptə/ n - the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature
Also called: acceptor impurity an impurity, such as gallium, added to a semiconductor material to increase its p-type conductivity by increasing the number of holes in the semiconductor
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