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a·dap·tor
(ə-dăp′tər)n.
Variant of adapter.
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adaptor
(əˈdæptə) oradapter
n
1. a person or thing that adapts
2. (Tools) any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments
3. (Electronics)
a. a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals
b. a device used to connect several electrical appliances to a single mains socket
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Noun 1. [画像:adaptor - device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible]adaptor - device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
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Translations
مُـكَيِّف وَاصْلَة الكَهْرُبَاء
adaptérrozdvojka
adapter
adapteri
prilagodnik
elosztó
millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir
ソケットアダプタ
어댑터
adaptérrozvodka
adapter
ตัวแปลงไฟ
bộ biến điện
adaptor
adapter [əˈdæptər] n (for electrical equipment) → adaptateur m
[book, play] → adaptateur/trice m/f
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adapt
(əˈdӕpt) verb to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc). She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television. aanpas يُكَيِّف، يُلَائِم приспособявам adaptar přizpůsobit se; upravit anpassen; bearbeiten tilpasse; bearbejde προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαι adaptarse kohanema, kohandama وفق دادن؛ تنظیم کردن mukautua adapter לְסָגֶל, לְעַבֵּד अनुकूल बनाना prilagoditi alkalmaz(kodik) menyesuaikan diri aðlaga adattarsi 適応させる 적응하다 pri(si)taikyti piemērot; pielāgot; adaptēt sesuaikan aanpassen tilpasse, omstille; bearbeide przystosowywać (się) توفق وركول adaptar a (se) adapta приспосабливаться; адаптировать prispôsobiť (sa), upraviť prilagoditi (se) prilagoditi anpassa, adaptera ปรับ; ทําให้กลมกลืน; ทําให้เหมาะ uyum sağlamak, uyarlamak 使適應,改編 пристосовувати(ся) حسبِ منشاء بدلنا sửa lại cho hợp 使适应,改编
ˌadapˈtation (ӕ-) noun aanpassing تَكَيُّف، تَكْيِيف адаптация adaptação přizpůsobování; adaptace die Anpassung tilpasning; bearbejdning διασκευή, προσαρμογή adaptación kohanemine سازگاری mukautuminen adaptation הסתגלות, התאמה अनुकूलन prilagodba alkalmaz(kod)ás adaptasi aðlögun adattamento 適応 적응 prisitaikymas piemērošanās; pielāgošanās; adaptēšana adaptasi aanpassing tilpasning, bearbeidelse adaptacja توافق: دجوړ راتلو عمليه يا نتيجه، سمون ( دشرايطو سره ). adaptação adaptare адаптация úprava priredba prilagođavanje anpassning, adaption การปรับตัว uyum sağlama, uyarlama 適應,改編本 адаптація, пристосування تبدیلی، تصرف ، مطابقت sự điều chỉnh 适应,改编本
aˈdaptable adjective willing or able to change to fit in with different circumstances. Children are usually very adaptable. aanpasbaar قَابِل لِلتَكَيُّف приспособим maleável přizpůsobivý anpassungsfähig smidig; fleksibel; tilpasningsdygtig ευπροσάρμοστος adaptable kohanemisvõimeline انطباق پذیر؛ سازگار mukautuva adaptable מִסְתָגֶל, נִיתָן לְהַתאִימוֹ अनुकूलनीय prilagodljiv alkalmazkodni tudó bisa beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfur adattabile 適応性のある 적응할 수 있는 lengvai prisitaikantis piemērojams; pielāgojams; adaptējams mudah menyuaikan diri soepel smidig, tilpasningsdyktig przystosowujący się توفق کول maleável adaptabil легко приспосабливающийся prispôsobivý prilagodljiv prilagodljiv anpassningsbar ที่ปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayan 能適應的 той, що легко пристосовується ِ تصرف پذیر ، مطابقت پذیر có thể thích nghi 能适应的
aˌdaptaˈbility noun aanpasbaarheid قَابِلِيَّة التَكَيُّف приспособимост adaptabilidade přizpůsobivost die Anpassungfähigkeit fleksibilitet; tilpasningsevne προσαρμοστικότητα adaptabilidad kohanemisvõime سازگاری mukautuvuus adaptabilité כֹּשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת , כּוֹשֶׁר הִסְתַגְלוּת prilagodljivost alkalmazhatóság, alkalmazkodási képesség kemampuan beradaptasi aðlögunarhæfni adattabilità 適応性 적응성 prisitaikymas piemērošanās/pielāgošanās spēja kebolehsesuaian aanpassingsvermogen tilpasningsevne adaptacja جوړ راتلل adaptabilidade adaptabilitate приспособляемость prispôsobivosť prilagodljivost prilagodljivost anpassningsförmåga ความสามารถในการปรับตัวได้ uyum sağlayabilme 適應性 пристосовність, застосовність مطابقت پذیری khả năng thích nghi 适应性
aˈdaptor noun a device which enables an electrical plug of one type to be used in a socket of another type, or several plugs to be used in the same socket at the same time. passtuk وَاصْلَة الكَهْرُبَاء адаптор adaptador adaptér, rozdvojka der Adapter adapter υποδοχή μπρίζας, πολύμπριζο ladrón, adaptador adapter آداپتور؛ سه شاخه sovitin adaptateur מתאם अनुकूलक adapter elosztó adaptor millistykki, tengi; straumbreytir adattatore 調整器具 어댑터 adapteris, garso ėmiklis adapters alat pembolehubah elektrik tussenstuk adapter, overgangsplugg złączka, wtyczka uniwersalna آدایتور adaptador adaptor; ştecăr адаптер adaptér, rozvodka adapter adapter adapter, grenuttag อุปกรณ์เชื่อมส่วนหรือแบบที่แตกต่างกันให้เข้ากันได้; ปลั๊กไฟที่มีหลายเต้ารับ adaptör 轉接器 адаптер ایک برقی آلہ cái nắn dòng điện 接续器
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→ مُـكَيِّف adaptér adapter Adapter μετασχηματιστής adaptador adapteri adaptateur prilagodnik adattatore ソケットアダプタ 어댑터 adapter adapter adapter adaptador переходник adapter ตัวแปลงไฟ adaptör bộ biến điện 适配器Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009