English Explanatory Dictionary

adapter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
  2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
  3. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
  4. Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
  5. Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
  6. Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
  7. A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

Pronunciation

ə-dăpʹtər /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/ /əˈdæptəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ajshul-adapter.wav

Word forms

adapter adapters adaptor

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English adapter From adapt + -er.

Derived words

adaptability adaptable adaptableness adaptably adaptation adaptational adaptative adaptatively adaptativeness adaptedness adaptee adapter pattern adaption adaptional adaptitude adaptive adaptively adaptiveness adaptly adaptness adaptorial class adapter pattern double adapter expansion adapter graphics adapter microadapter object adapter pattern seroadapter travel adapter USB adapter wireless adapter

Translations

Arabic: مُشْتَرَك كَهْرَبَائِيّ Belarusian: перахадні́к Bulgarian: удължи́тел Bulgarian: разклони́тел Bulgarian: пре́ходник Bulgarian: приста́вка Czech: rozbočka Czech: rozdvojka Dutch: verdeelstekker Dutch: dominostekker Dutch: driewegstekker Dutch: reisstekker Dutch: verloopstekker Dutch: wereldstekker Esperanto: adaptilo Finnish: haaroitin Finnish: haaroituspistorasia Finnish: sovitin Finnish: adapteri French: adaptateur German: Steckdosenleiste German: Steckerleiste German: Adapter Polish: rozgałęźnik Polish: przedłużacz Polish: złodziejka Polish: przejściówka Polish: adapter Portuguese: adaptador Portuguese: T Portuguese: benjamim Romanian: adaptor Russian: переходни́к Russian: ада́птер Slovak: rozbočka Slovak: rozdvojka Spanish: adaptador Ukrainian: перехідни́к Catalan: adaptador Chinese Mandarin: 適配器 /适配器 Estonian: adapter Greek: προσαρμοστής Japanese: アダプター Khmer: អាដាប់ធ័រ Lao: ປັກສຽບໄຟ Turkish: adaptör Turkish: priz adaptörü
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