Synonym: centripetal, open, sensory. Similar words: deceptive, reception, deception, inception, perception, exception, sceptical, perceptible. Meaning: [rɪ'septɪv] adj. 1. open to arguments, ideas, or change 2. ready or willing to receive favorably 3. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system 4. able to absorb liquid (not repellent).
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31, They have turned instead to states and cities considered more receptive to stronger regulation of handguns.
32, The lower curve shows the light intensity at the centre of the receptive field as a sinusoidal grating drifts across it.
33, As a result, plant employees became more receptive to policies and programs they might well have otherwise winked at or rejected.
34, He is always very receptive and is willing to share with you, to play out various scenarios.
35, The object that it is looking at will be many times larger than a single receptive field.
36, They are manufactured from artificial grass that is sand based so that they are more receptive to well- hit shots.
37, This room was equipped with an induction loop to transmit sound to people with suitably receptive hearing aids.
38, The army was receptive to suggestions from white citizens that blacks should be incarcerated for supposedly pillaging and looting indiscriminately.
39, People seem to be very receptive to the fact that I am a director from Hong Kong.
40, And there are signs the regime is now more receptive.
41, The centre shows a map of the receptive field of a particular ganglion cell obtained using a stationary spot.
42, Evidence suggests that cinema audiences are more receptive to advertising - although numbers are limited.
43, Under the conditions that usually obtain in receptive field plotting studies one further distinction has been reported.
44, His mistake was to assume that the Labour party would provide a more receptive political vehicle for his ideas than the Conservatives.
45, Samuel argued strongly and persuasively in favour of a National as opposed to a purely Conservative Government[sentencedict.com], and considerably influenced a receptive King.
46, Receptive reading of mythology can open up our perceptions of reality so that a vast web of interconnections becomes evident.
47, I wanted to be a good tourist, receptive to new experiences, new sights and sounds.
48, As the war progressed the two combatants became increasingly receptive to representations from non-involved powers.sentencedict.com
49, Put another way, puritan values helped to create an audience receptive to programs for the improvement of man's estate.
50, If anything, they seemed rather receptive to the idea of talking about invasion of the locality by monsters from deep space.
51, They were extremely receptive to the helpful hints offered by advice magazines, which were proliferating at the time.
52, Similarly, managers and directors appeared to share an equivalent value orientation to the fans and were more receptive to their opinions.
53, We feel they are more receptive to a message with a festive rather than a dramatic content.
54, And what a pleasure to speak to such receptive minds!
55, Indeed, Freemantle not only provided Leapor with a receptive audience for her mature work, but actively promoted it.
56, Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidence could be more receptive than facts that spoken with doubt. Toba Beta
57, It certainly seemed as if their brains got carried away when one type of receptive field was activated.
58, The crucial question here is what makes individuals receptive or resistant to racist ideas.
59, At the same time, shoppers are becoming highly receptive to new technology.
60, The male uses its light to find receptive female fireflies.
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