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Meaning of "adaptor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADAPTOR

adaptor  [əˈdæptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADAPTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adaptor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADAPTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adaptor

Adapter

An adapter or adaptor is a device that converts attributes of one device or system to those of an otherwise incompatible device or system. The term is often used to refer to AC adapters. Some adapters may only affect physical attributes: ▪ An electrical adapter may enable connection of a socket used in one region to a plug used in another by offering connections for the disparate contact arrangements, while not changing the voltage. For more, see: AC power plugs and sockets. ▪ A garden hose adapter can convert between threads and quick-release, "snap"-type connections. ▪ One kind of serial port adapter enables connections between 25-contact and nine-contact connectors, but does not affect electrical power- and signalling-related attributes. Other adapters may affect electrical attributes: ▪ An AC adapter, also called a recharger adapts household electric current from high voltage to low voltage suitable for consumer electronics. These adapters will warm through converting alternating current to direct current, but are safe to the environment and can withstand months of continuous prolonged activity.

Definition of adaptor in the English dictionary

The first definition of adaptor in the dictionary is a person or thing that adapts. Other definition of adaptor is any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments. Adaptor is also a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADAPTOR


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
acceptor
əkˈsɛptə
captor
ˈkæptə
chapter
ˈtʃæptə
copter
ˈkɒptə
corruptor
kəˈrʌptə
descriptor
dɪˈskrɪptə
Gupta
ˈɡʌptə
helicopter
ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interchapter
ˌɪntəˈtʃæptə
interruptor
ˌɪntəˈrʌptə
oviraptor
ˈəʊvɪˌræptə
raptor
ˈræptə
recaptor
riːˈkæptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
scepter
ˈsɛptə
sculptor
ˈskʌlptə
subchapter
ˈsʌbˌtʃæptə
velociraptor
vəˈlɒsɪræptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADAPTOR

adaptable
adaptableness
adaptation
adaptational
adaptationally
adaptative
adapted
adaptedness
adapter
adapter ring
adaption
adaptive
adaptive optics
adaptive radiation
adaptively
adaptiveness
adaptivity
adaptogen
adaptogenic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADAPTOR

amboceptor
baroreceptor
caveat emptor
chemoreceptor
disruptor
exceptor
excerptor
inceptor
ionotropic receptor
level descriptor
lithontriptor
mechanoreceptor
metabotropic receptor
nociceptor
photoreceptor
preceptor
proprioceptor
receiptor
susceptor
thermoreceptor

Synonyms and antonyms of adaptor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adaptor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADAPTOR

Find out the translation of adaptor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adaptor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adaptor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适配器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adaptador
570 millions of speakers

English

adaptor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडाप्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُـكَيِّف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переходник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adaptador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এডাপটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adaptateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyesuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adapter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソケットアダプタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어댑터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adaptor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ biến điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடாப்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अडॉप्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adaptör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adattatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

adapter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

адаптер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adaptor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετασχηματιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adapter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adapter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adapter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adaptor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADAPTOR»

The term «adaptor» is very widely used and occupies the 16.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADAPTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adaptor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adaptor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adaptor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADAPTOR»

Discover the use of adaptor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adaptor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins: Advances in Research ...
Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins in a compact ...
‎2012
2
Regulation of Autoimmunity and Integrin Signaling by Adaptor ...
To increase our understanding of adaptor proteins in immune responses, we investigated the roles of adaptor protein ADAP in autoimmune diabetes, and PRAM-1 and c-Cbl in integrin signaling in neutrophils.
Liangxing Zou, 2008
3
Heart Adaptor Protein 1, a Novel Pleckstrin Homology Domain ...
The emergence of a functioning heart is critical for vertebrate embryogenesis and is dependent upon a highly conserved network of molecular cues and morphogenetic events.
Joshua D. Wythe, 2007
4
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Adaptor Protein-mediated ...
To gain a better understanding of exocytosis, I have conducted experiments that were designed to identify genes that are required for the trafficking of Chs3p through the alternative exocytic pathway.
Trevor Lee Starr, 2008
5
A Genetic Variant of the Adaptor Protein, AFAP-110, ...
This is supported by GST-absorption studies that suggest that AFAP-110403S/C may differ from AFAP WT in its ability to self-associate. Altered self-association could present AFAP in a conformation that facilitates c-Src activation.
David A. Clump (II.), 2008
6
Study of Hip1r: Insights from a Dictyostelium Discoideum ...
The transport of material across the plasma membrane and between subcellular compartments is a major trafficking event by which cells communicate, regulate developmental processes and maintain homeostasis.
Shannon Lea Repass, 2007
7
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 19: ...
This paper introduces adaptor grammars, a class of probabilistic models of language that generalize probabilistic context-free grammars (PCFGs). Adaptor grammars augment the probabilistic rules of PCFGs with “adaptors” that can induce ...
Bernhard Schölkopf, John Platt, Thomas Hofmann, 2007
8
Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins—Advances in Research and ...
Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins—Advances in Research and Application / 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyBriefW that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Interferon Regulatory Factors in a concise ...
‎2013
9
Lysosomes
These proteins are hence called adaptor proteins or adaptor-protein complexes and their subunits are called adaptins. The family of heterotetrameric adaptor- protein complexes consists of AP-1, AP-2, AP-3 and AP-4 and all four are required ...
Paul Saftig, 2007
10
Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology
Regulation of Adaptor Proteins The interactions between adaptor proteins and their targets are often regulated (see below). By these mechanisms, specific signals are able to control which adaptor proteins, and consequently which target  ...
Stefan Offermanns

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADAPTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adaptor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Relief as Russian cargo ship docks at space station
Among the lost equipment was a docking adaptor - the first of its kind - that would allow commercial crew vehicles to dock with the station in the ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
G-Drive – just chuck it in the boot
There is a Firewire adaptor and a Thunderbolt case. This product is aimed at road warriors, photographers, drone users, and clumsy people ... «iTWire, Jul 15»
3
The Best Gadgets to Keep You Going While on Holiday
This offering from Sony promises to be light weight, comfortable, and aren't going to break the bank. They even come with an in-flight adaptor ... «Gizmodo UK, Jul 15»
4
SpaceX's Rocket Exploded Before It Got to Land On Its Barge
... including a large parking space, known as an global Docking Adaptor, designed to make it easier for an array of commercial crew spacecraft ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
5
ISRO to undertake biggest commercial launch on July 10
To mount these satellites onto the launcher, a circular Launcher adaptor called L-adaptor and a triangular deck called Multiple Satellite ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
6
'I feel a bit sleep-deprived': Cate Blanchett loses sleep over baby …
He's an extraordinary adaptor. “So you've got Chekhov, you've got Upton, you've got the Rox and you've got the Blanchett — and then you'll ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Review: V-Moda Crossfade M-100 Headphones
It comes with a hard shell carry case and a gold-plated 6.3mm adaptor for hifi use. As I mentioned earlier in the review, the quality of the sound ... «Gameranx, Jul 15»
8
Noctua NH-C14S Review
PWM support and Low-Noise Adaptor – The NF-A14 premium fan supplied with the NH-C14S supports PWM for convenient automatic speed ... «Overclockers, Jul 15»
9
Intel Compute Stick review
... wireless keyboard adaptor and a USB key at the same time. The Compute Stick does have built-in Bluetooth, but Windows' Bluetooth support ... «Expert Reviews, Jul 15»
10
KHCPL launches launchpad
It has a USB/AC power adaptor, and you can use Launchpad while it's charging whether at home or in the car. Parents will like that it has a ... «Kokomo Perspective, Jul 15»

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