intake

The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

The quantity taken in.

the intake of air

In 2010 almost 120,000 people died prematurely and 108 million life years were lost—because of inadequate vitamin A intake.

An act or instance of taking in.

an intake of oxygen or food

The company wasn't allowed to make him 'forcibly participate in seminars and end-of-week drinks frequently ending up in excessive alcohol intake, encouraged by associates who made very large quantities of alcohol available', the court said.

A nostril, especially a large one.

To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.

Well, I "intook" the general situation west of the Mississippi because I did not get much of a chance to see things east of the Mississippi.

The particle concentration in the ascending hot current of the combustion product have^([sic]) been measured by intaking the current into the counter close to the sample plate in the furnace.