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uptake

[uhp-teyk]

noun

  1. apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp.

    quick on the uptake.

  2. an act or instance of taking up; a lifting.

    the uptake of fertilizer by machines.

  3. Also called take-up.Machinery.a pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air.

  4. Physiology.absorption.



uptake

/ ˈʌˌٱɪ /

noun

  1. a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney

  2. mining another term for upcast

  3. taking up or lifting up

  4. the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available

  5. informalquick to understand or learn

  6. informalslow to understand or learn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uptake1

1810–20; up- + take; compare take-up
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Despite her concerns about its effect on teen uptake, Ms Cheeseman said the disposables ban was "important regulation" that will help ease the "big environmental burden" of vaping.

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The rule has now been dropped to accelerate the uptake of heat pumps.

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Based on the study results and that level of uptake, using the different scanning techniques on women with very dense breasts could identify 3,500 extra cancers per year and potentially save 700 lives.

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That's partly because, aside from the regulatory environment, another potential barrier to their uptake is the public's reticence about travelling in a self-driving vehicle.

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Perhaps “hesitancy” and “uptake” generated an AI response, or triggered some on-the-hunt algorithm.

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