recepˈtionist noun

A person employed to receive callers, hotel-guests, patients, customers, etc and make arrangements

recepˈtive adjective

1. Capable of receiving
2. Quick to receive or take in esp ideas
3. Relating to reception or receptors

recepˈtively adverb

recepˈtiveness or receptivity /res-ep-tivˈi-ti/ noun

recepˈtor noun

1. A receiver
2. An element of the nervous system adapted for reception of stimuli, eg a sense-organ or sensory nerve-ending
3. A chemical grouping on the surface of the cell to which a specific antigen may attach itself
4. A site in or on a cell to which a drug or hormone can become attached, stimulating a reaction inside the cell

reception centre noun

A building, office, etc where people are received for immediate assistance before being directed to specific centres of help, treatment, etc as in the case of drug addicts or victims of fire, natural disasters, etc

reception class noun

A class for the new intake of children at a school

reception order noun

An order for the reception and detention of a person in a mental hospital

reception room noun

1. A room for formal receptions
2. Any public room in a house

reception theory noun

The idea that the way in which the audience of a film, performance, etc or the reader of a text responds to it is an important component of its meaning