adaptor
Britishnoun
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a person or thing that adapts
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any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments
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a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals
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a device used to connect several electrical appliances to a single mains socket
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Example Sentences
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Once activated, Cul4A works together with an adaptor protein called WDR5 to target DNA repair proteins such as RAD51 for destruction.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
It said on two of the heaters the plug pins snapped easily, and the Keilini-branded heater did not have a UK plug at all, but instead an EU mains plug with an adaptor.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023
The tRNAs have a critical role in translation; they serve as the adaptor molecules between the mRNA template and the growing polypeptide chain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The Google Nest Cam works off battery power or can be wired to a power adaptor.
From The Verge ● Feb. 18, 2022
The adaptor piece may have a face mould worked upon it to give a pilaster-like appearance if fancy so dictates.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham
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