reception
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the manner in which something is greeted
she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors
Types & categories
- greeting hypernym
Related & opposite
- receptionist derivation
Sense 2 noun
a formal party of people; as after a wedding
Types & categories
- party hypernym
- at home hyponym
- levee hyponym
- tea hyponym
- wedding reception hyponym
Parts & wholes
- reception line part meronym
Related & opposite
- receive derivation
Sense 3 noun
quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
Types & categories
- broadcasting hypernym
- signal detection hyponym
- demodulation hyponym
Sense 4 noun
the act of receiving
Types & categories
- acquiring hypernym
Related & opposite
- receptionist derivation
- receipt derivation
- receive derivation
Sense 5 noun
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line
Types & categories
- snap hypernym
Related & opposite
- American football domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | receptionist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | greeting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | receive |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | reception line |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | party |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | at home |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | levee |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tea |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wedding reception |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | broadcasting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | signal detection |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | demodulation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | receptionist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | receipt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | receive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | acquiring |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | American football |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | snap |