Examples of adapter in a Sentence
adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker
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The North American Charging Standard (NACS/J3400) is rapidly emerging as the dominant connector, with Tesla opening its Supercharger network to other manufacturers through adapters.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Ford provides a North American Charging Standard adapter so drivers can access the Tesla Supercharger network along with other direct current fast chargers.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The travel adapter even kept my phone, laptop, and hair tools powered up during my last trip to France.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
The air fryer system is completely portable and includes a PowerPod heating device, a 6-quart glass container, and a 4-cup glass container, container adapters, and storage lids to bake, air fry, and crisp chicken, french fries, salmon, and much more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Ford provides a North American Charging Standard adapter so drivers can access the Tesla Supercharger network along with other direct current fast chargers.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The travel adapter even kept my phone, laptop, and hair tools powered up during my last trip to France.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
The air fryer system is completely portable and includes a PowerPod heating device, a 6-quart glass container, and a 4-cup glass container, container adapters, and storage lids to bake, air fry, and crisp chicken, french fries, salmon, and much more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Adapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adapter. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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