Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
adapter — or adaptor [ə dap′tər] n. 1. a person or thing that adapts 2. a contrivance for adapting apparatus to new uses 3. a connecting device for parts that would not otherwise fit together … English World dictionary
Adapter — An adapter or adaptor (both spellings in use in UK and US English) [http://www.onelook.com/?w=adapter] [http://www.onelook.com/?w=adaptor] is a device used to match the or electrical characteristics of two different things so that a connection… … Wikipedia
adaptor — adapter UK [əˈdæptə(r)] / US [əˈdæptər] or adaptor UK / US noun [countable] Word forms adapter : singular adapter plural adapters an object that allows you to connect two pieces of equipment of different types or sizes a) British an object that… … English dictionary
Adapter (disambiguation) — Adapter may refer to: *Adapter (device), used to match the physical or electrical characteristics of two different objects *Adapter (Genetics), a small DNA molecule used in genetic engineering *Adapter (rocketry), a segment between rocket stages… … Wikipedia
adapter — UK [əˈdæptə(r)] / US [əˈdæptər] or adaptor UK / US noun [countable] Word forms adapter : singular adapter plural adapters an object that allows you to connect two pieces of equipment of different types or sizes a) British an object that allows… … English dictionary
adapter — adapter, or The spelling with er is more than twice as common as that with or in both senses of the word, although it is useful to reserve adaptor to the device and adapter to the (much less used) meaning ‘a person who adapts (something or to… … Modern English usage
adaptor — (also adapter) ► NOUN 1) a device for connecting pieces of equipment. 2) Brit. a device for connecting more than one plug at a time or plugs of a non standard type to an electrical socket … English terms dictionary
adapter RNA — or adaptor RNA n TRANSFER RNA … Medical dictionary
adapter protein — adaptor protein a protein that lacks catalytic activity but contains several protein protein or protein lipid interaction domains so that it can act as a connector for interactions between molecules and facilitate activation of pathways after… … Medical dictionary
adapter — , adaptor The first is one who adapts (as in a book for theatrical presentation); the second is the device for making appliances work abroad and so on … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
