exhausted receiver

noun

A receiver, such as that used with an air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a vessel whose interior is a more or less complete vacuum.

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Meanings

nounexhausted receiver (plural exhausted receivers)

plural exhausted receivers

  1. natural sciencesA receiver, such as that used with an air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a vessel whose interior is a more or less complete vacuum.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see exhausted, receiver.
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APA

exhausted receiver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted%20receiver

MLA

“exhausted receiver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted%20receiver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhausted receiver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted%20receiver.

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