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" The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal."
Ethan Zuckerman

Meaning of "uptake" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UPTAKE

ˈʌpˌteɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPTAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uptake is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPTAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uptake in the English dictionary

The first definition of uptake in the dictionary is a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney. Other definition of uptake is taking up or lifting up. Uptake is also the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPTAKE

beefsteak · betake · caretake · cheesesteak · entertake · intake · mistake · offtake · outtake · overtake · partake · retake · reuptake · stake · steak · stocktake · sweepstake · take · undertake · wapentake

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPTAKE

upta · uptalk · uptear · upter · upthrow · upthrust · upthunder · uptick · uptie · uptight · uptightest · uptightness · uptilt · uptime · uptitling · uptorn · uptoss · uptown · uptowner · uptrain

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPTAKE

acceptable daily intake · air-intake · at stake · category mistake · clbuttic mistake · double take · enokitake · give-and-take · give or take · grubstake · matsutake · piss-take · quick on the uptake · shiitake · shitake · slow on the uptake · spelling mistake

Synonyms and antonyms of uptake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uptake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPTAKE

Find out the translation of uptake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of uptake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uptake» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

摄取
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

captación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

uptake
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امتصاص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

поглощение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

captação
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তোলন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

consommation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengambilan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Aufnahme
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

摂取
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

흡수
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Uptake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hấp thu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

உயர்வு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तेज
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kavrama
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

assorbimento
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wychwyt
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

поглинання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

asimilarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόσληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opname
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upptag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uptake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uptake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPTAKE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uptake

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QUOTES WITH «UPTAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uptake.
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Ethan Zuckerman
The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPTAKE»

Discover the use of uptake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uptake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxygen Uptake Kinetics in Sport, Exercise and Medicine
This edited book features contributions from leading researchers in the field, providing a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge in the field.
Andrew M. Jones, David C. Poole, 2013
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Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Microorganisms
In this book, an international team of authors presents a comprehensive collection of reviews on iron uptake and metabolism in various microorganisms, including Rhizobia, Bordetella, Shigella, E. coli, Erwinia, Vibrio, Aeromonas, ...
Pierre Cornelis, Simon C. Andrews, 2010
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
UPTAKE. OF. PROTEINS. BY. PEROXISOMES,. MITOCHONDRIA,. AND. CHLOROPLASTS. The division of the contents of a cell into large numbers of compartments presents many organizational challenges to the cell's protein- trafficking ...
Gerald Karp, 2009
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Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Second Edition
3. Impact. of. Soil. pH. on. Nutrient. Uptake. by. Crop. Plants. SYED MANZOOR ALAM, SYED SHAMSHAO MEHDI NAQVI, AND RAZIUDDIN ANSARI Nuclear Institute of Agriculture Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan INTRODUCTION Soil pH is one ...
Mohammad Pessarakli, 1999
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Neuroglia
RAYMOND A. SWANSON The action of neurotransmitters can be terminated by cleavage, diffusion, binding, or cellular uptake. Binding and uptake are performed by neurotransmitter transporters. In many cases, reuptake occurs back into the ...
Helmut Kettenmann, Bruce R. Ransom, 2005
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100 Questions & Answers About Thyroid Disorders
My physician diagnosed me with hyperthyroidism and has ordered a thyroid uptake and scan. What do these studies mean? The thyroid avidly traps iodine, both the stable and naturally occurring I-127 and the radioactive isotopes (I-123 and ...
Warner M. Burch, 2009
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Heavy Metals in Soils
2.4.2 Plant uptake of metals The factors affecting the amounts of metal absorbed by a plant are those controlling: (i) the concentrations and speciation of the metal in the soil solution, (ii) the movement of the metal from the bulk soil to the root ...
B. J. Alloway, 1995
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Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition
may also influence uptake in ways that deviate from EqP estimates (Belfroid et al. 1996). Nevertheless, toxicokinetic models are seldom used, although they have been available for over a decade (Landrum 1988). 22.9.3 TERRESTRIAL ...
Glenn W. Suter II, 2006
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Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Although uptake determined from thalli in the incubation medium is generally attributed solely to the thalli, in some cases this may not be true, because most thalli have epiphytes such as microscopic algae and bacteria on their surfaces.
Christopher S. Lobban, 1994
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Quantifying and Understanding Plant Nitrogen Uptake for ...
nia,.from.1984.to.2000..The.data.show.that.DIN.export.is.positively.correlated. with. water.discharge. We.have.discussed.two.notable.but.different.trends.in.the. relationship.between. soil.moisture.and.DIN.uptake/export..Below.the.field. capacity ...
Liwang Ma, Lajpat R. Ahuja, Tom Bruulsema, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPTAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uptake is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Release: 17-Jul-2015 Imaging glucose uptake activity inside …
IMAGE: Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) imaging of glucose uptake activity by targeting the alkyne tag of a novel glucose analogue in live mouse brain ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
2
Doctors' uptake on free GP visits scheme for children 'exceeds …
Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman and Prime Minister John Key have revealed 96 per cent of GP clinics in New Zealand have jumped on a scheme to offer ... «Independent Community Newspaper, Jun 15»
3
Microbe mobilizes 'iron shield' to block arsenic uptake in rice
11:03 a.m., June 15, 2015--University of Delaware researchers have discovered a soil microbe that mobilizes an “iron shield” to block the uptake of toxic arsenic ... «UD Daily, Jun 15»
4
Low uptake of plan for free GP care for under-6s in some counties
The lowest uptake is in South Tipperary with only 8% of doctors signing up to the ... There has also been a low uptake in Cork - North and South - Kildare/West ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
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Vodafone Rural Broadband uptake prompts inquiry call
Vodafone technology director Tony Baird said the RBI had been a "huge success" and it was happy with the level of uptake of Vodafone Rural Broadband. «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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FINEOS Sees Strong Uptake for Version 8
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core processing systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, has ... «Business Wire, May 15»
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Major increase in bowel cancer screening uptake shown with new …
Marked improvement in uptake was also observed in 60 year olds invited for the first time – an increase from 54.4 per cent to 63.9 per cent. For men of all ages ... «Cancer Research UK, Mar 15»
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Caterpillar Buys Into Analytics Firm Uptake
Heavy machinery giant Caterpillar has agreed a technology partnership with predictive analytics specialist Uptake, and taken a minority stake in the ... «Daily Research News Online, Mar 15»
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Caterpillar Invests in Chicago-Based Analytics Company Uptake
Caterpillar, the massive Peoria-based maker of construction machinery and equipment, announced Thursday that it has made a minority investment in Uptake ... «Chicago Inno, Mar 15»
10
Simon Bridges urges electric car uptake
Transport and Energy Minister Simon Bridges has officials investigating ways to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles. But he doesn't favour incentives or ... «3News NZ, Mar 15»
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