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Definition of Adapter
1. Noun. A musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance.
Generic synonyms: Musician
Specialized synonyms: Orchestrator
Derivative terms: Arrange, Transcribe
2. Noun. Device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible.
Definition of Adapter
1. n. One who adapts.
Definition of Adapter
1. Noun. One who is capable of adapting well to differing situations. ¹
2. Noun. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play. ¹
3. Noun. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. ¹
4. Noun. Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point. ¹
5. Noun. Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adapter
1. one that adapts [n -S] - See also: adapts
Medical Definition of Adapter
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1. One who adapts.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Adapter
Literary usage of Adapter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Nelson's adapter for Rapidly Changing Objectives. ... 1 Since the construction
of the adapter, Mr. Nelson's attention has been called ..."
2. Petroleum Production Methods by John R. Suman (1921)
"be used as an adapter. Another adapter in common use is a lead seal coupling.
The top coupling, which has a left-hand thread, ..."
3. Laboratory Experiments in Metallurgy by Albert Sauveur, Herbert Melville Boylston (1908)
"adapter for Brinell Ball Test. — An adapter devised by the authors for using an
... adapter for making Brinell Ball Te»t than that used in the test itself. ..."
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