intakes

Quantities drawn in

Intakes are things taken in, or the places and processes of taking in.

An air intake admits air to an engine; a water intake channels water into a system.

The word applies to quantities consumed: daily calorie intake, fluid intake.

In administrative contexts, intake is the process of registering new arrivals: The hospital's intake procedure took two hours.

mechanical

valve

Fluid flow controller

filter · carburetor · throttle · duct · vent · port · turbo · supercharger · air cleaner · combustion

breathing

inhale

Draw air in

lungs · diaphragm · airways · ventilation · pulmonary · breath · inspiration · expiration · pranayama · gasp

dietary

calories

Measures of food energy

eating · appetite · nourishment · hydration · macronutrients · proteins · carbohydrates · fats · fiber · vitamins

admissions

enrollment

Act of registering officially

acceptance · university · college · orientation · applicant · candidate · quota · waitlist · freshman · transfer

acquisitions

mergers

Corporate consolidations

holdings · equity · buyouts · procurement · diversification · portfolio · ownership · shares · ventures · integration

Categories
Opposites
direction of flow

intakesoutlets

Points of release or connection

exhausts · outputs · outtakes · discharges · vents

CONSUMPTION VS EXPULSION (physiological/nutritional)

intakesoutputs

Results produced by something

excretions · eliminations · expulsions · expenditures · emissions

Phrases
Family

intake

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G