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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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
Unlike a writer who works on an original screenplay with blank canvas, the role of an adaptor is complex, particularly when the source material is held in such high regard.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2022
The Google Nest Cam works off battery power or can be wired to a power adaptor.
From The Verge • Feb. 18, 2022
Plugging directly into a power socket, it looks like a double adaptor.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2021
We can do some of these things by apparatus designed by the brain of man—and man really is but an imitator and adaptor of Nature.
From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami
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