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Meaning of acceptances

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

acceptances

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

    Example: the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.

  2. Belief in something; agreement, assent.

  3. The state of being accepted.

  4. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.

noun

Definitions

  1. A conserved property of the light in an optical system which characterizes how "spread out" the light is in terms of angle and area: it is the product of its cross-sectional area (normal to the direction of propagation) and the solid angle it subtends.

    Synonyms:AΩ productacceptancegeometric extentlight grasplight-collecting powerlight-gathering poweroptical extentthroughput