Adaptor
noun
A device that allows one system or device to work with another, even if they were not specifically designed to do so.
I bought an adaptor so I can charge my phone in Europe.
Often appears as...
- power adaptor
- electrical adaptor
noun
A person who changes a book, play, or film so it can be presented in a different way.
She is the adaptor of several popular novels into screenplays.
Often appears as...
- book adaptor
- screenplay adaptor
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.
The mechanic needed an adaptor to fit the two parts together.
Often appears as...
- tool adaptor
- pipe adaptor
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device that allows one system or device to work with another, even if they were not specifically designed to do so.
I bought an adaptor so I can charge my phone in Europe.
Often appears as...
- power adaptor
- electrical adaptor
noun
A person who changes a book, play, or film so it can be presented in a different way.
She is the adaptor of several popular novels into screenplays.
Often appears as...
- book adaptor
- screenplay adaptor
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.
The mechanic needed an adaptor to fit the two parts together.
Often appears as...
- tool adaptor
- pipe adaptor
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3International Travel
Used for devices when travelling to countries with different electrical outlets.
Don't forget your adaptor when you go abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Charging Gadgets
Adaptors are often used to connect chargers to incompatible ports.
I use a USB-C adaptor for my old micro-USB cable.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Brands
Useful when bridging accessories from one brand to another.
This adaptor lets my Sony headphones connect to my iPhone.
Pro Tip 1/3International Travel
Used for devices when travelling to countries with different electrical outlets.
Don't forget your adaptor when you go abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Charging Gadgets
Adaptors are often used to connect chargers to incompatible ports.
I use a USB-C adaptor for my old micro-USB cable.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Brands
Useful when bridging accessories from one brand to another.
This adaptor lets my Sony headphones connect to my iPhone.
Pro Tip 1/3International Travel
Used for devices when travelling to countries with different electrical outlets.
Don't forget your adaptor when you go abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Charging Gadgets
Adaptors are often used to connect chargers to incompatible ports.
I use a USB-C adaptor for my old micro-USB cable.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Brands
Useful when bridging accessories from one brand to another.
This adaptor lets my Sony headphones connect to my iPhone.
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Video examples
12 sustainable design...
to help us, in real time, become inspired. Or -- and this is the fun part for me -- we want you to take us out into the natural world. We'll come with a design challenge and we find the champion adapters in the natural world, who might inspire us.
Video examples
Where Do We Come From? PIPE...
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Quote examples
Mary Lou Jepsen
American Businesswoman
All devices should just sip power and be charged like a calculator is, with a small solar cell. No power adaptors. It's easy to put a solar cell into a device, but it's not powerful enough to drive today's cell phones or laptops. They need too much power to run.
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Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that.
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Janet Fitch
American Author
Amazon is a marvelous conglomeration and delivery system for products of every imaginable function. But the book 'business' is really not the same as the sale of lawn rakes or adapters for telephones.
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Katie Melua
Georgian Musician
I would advise everyone to have a travel drawer. Mine contains adaptors, ear plugs, blow-up pillows for the plane, travel health books, disposable cameras, a first aid kit and torches.
Quote examples
Mary Lou Jepsen
American Businesswoman
All devices should just sip power and be charged like a calculator is, with a small solar cell. No power adaptors. It's easy to put a solar cell into a device, but it's not powerful enough to drive today's cell phones or laptops. They need too much power to run.
Quote examples
Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I would just take dolls around the house - there's old VHS footage from my dad, who was an early adapter and had this RCA camera - and it's me taking a Michael Jackson Barbie doll and putting on a show with that.
Quote examples
Janet Fitch
American Author
Amazon is a marvelous conglomeration and delivery system for products of every imaginable function. But the book 'business' is really not the same as the sale of lawn rakes or adapters for telephones.
Quote examples
Katie Melua
Georgian Musician
I would advise everyone to have a travel drawer. Mine contains adaptors, ear plugs, blow-up pillows for the plane, travel health books, disposable cameras, a first aid kit and torches.
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