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
The minister told me a leadership contest now would be a mistake, adding "he is the most astonishing adaptor and survivor".
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
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 Smart Monitor comes with a long cable and power adaptor.
From The Verge ● Mar. 11, 2022
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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