Examples of adapter in a Sentence
adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker
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Each pair includes a 3m Mini-XLR to 3.5mm jack cable, a 3.5mm to 6.3mm adapter and a drawstring carry bag.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Lenovo Legion Go S comes with three months of PC Game Pass, just like the Ally X, and a power adapter.
—PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
With these bold stylistic choices by adapter John Hildreth and director Heather Currie, the play satirizes contemporary American society in an unconventional take on the science fiction classic.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Lenovo Legion Go S comes with three months of PC Game Pass, just like the Ally X, and a power adapter.
—PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
With these bold stylistic choices by adapter John Hildreth and director Heather Currie, the play satirizes contemporary American society in an unconventional take on the science fiction classic.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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“Adapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adapter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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adapter
noun
adapt·er
variants
also adaptor
1
: someone or something that adapts
2
a
: a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of a usually larger device
b
: an attachment for adapting a device for uses not originally intended
Medical Definition
adapter
noun
adapt·er
variants
also adaptor
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