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Webster 1913 Edition


Intake

In′takeˊ

,
Noun.
1.
The place where water, air, or other substance is taken into a pipe, conduit, or machine; – opposed to
outlet
.
2.
the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
3.
The quantity taken in;
as, the
intake
of air
.