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noun
- One that adapts.
- He was an able , and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
- A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
- He had an that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.
- Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
- The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters plugged into adapters that sparked ominously.
- Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
- We obtained adaptors to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house.
Translations: - French: adaptateur
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- German: Adapter
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- (ttbc, Japanese): �����, ����
Etymology: adapt + -er
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