Meanings
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1
noun
a person or institution that accepts a bill of exchange and thereby undertakes to pay it when due
Once the company signed the draft as acceptor, it became liable for payment at maturity.
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2
noun
a substance, atom, or molecule that receives electrons, protons, or another transferred particle
In this reaction, oxygen acts as the electron acceptor.
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3
noun
a device or circuit that receives a signal, charge, or other input
The sensor's acceptor layer captures charge from the surrounding material.
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Etymology
From Latin acceptor ('receiver'), from accipere ('to receive'), and later reinforced by English accept + -or. Its technical senses preserve the central idea of receiving or formally taking on something.