adapter
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3.5
- noun
- /əˈdæptər/
:
adaptador
- Well, go to the hardware store and get an adapter.
- storage adapter
- AC adapter
- bus adapter
Yes, including my Lenovo power adapter and Lenovo laptop.
- Yes, including my Lenovo power adapter and Lenovo laptop.
- OK so this is the hitch hitch adapter.
- You would have to use adapter.
- What would be some maybe lens adapters, different things.
Examples
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And then this is a little adapter to go into your drill bit.
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This international power adapter allows you to charge your devices in various countries.
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What she needs is a power adapter and so she bought this.
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We have to buy an adapter tomorrow.
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I think I have an adapter that will allow us to mount it right here.
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This is a Bluetooth adapter for the Nintendo Switch.
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Also included are some adapters for regular USB devices.
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Turns out we need an adapter because the the leaf blower.
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Yes, including my Lenovo power adapter and Lenovo laptop.
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Get your earbuds here, that's a good sign, and your power adapter and USB type C cable.
Synonyms
46
4.1
A device that changes something into another form, like power or sound
Compounds
- Specialized
A computer part that changes data into signals the screen uses to show pictures
How Capable
- Specialized
74
3.8
- Specialized
52
4.4
29
3.5
- Specialized
37
3.7
- Specialized
76
5.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adapter comes from old Latin parts ad- 'to' and aptare 'to fit', the same root as adapt. So an adapter is something that 'makes things fit' together, like a plug that lets a charger work in a different socket.