reception

The act or process of receiving or of being received.

The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.

A welcome, greeting, or acceptance.

A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting.

Mental approval or acceptance.

Conversion of transmitted electromagnetic signals into perceptible forms, such as sound or light, by means of antennas and electronic equipment.

The condition or quality of the signals so received.

The act of receiving by transfer or delivery; a taking into custody or possession of something tendered or presented; an instance of receipt: as, the reception of an invitation; a taking into place, position, or association; admission to entrance or insertion; a taking or letting in: as, a groove or socket for the reception of a handle; the reception of food in the stomach; reception of a person into society.