(also adapter) noun
1 a device for connecting pieces of electrical equipment that were not designed to fit together
2 a device for connecting more than one piece of equipment to the same SOCKET (= a place in the wall where equipment is connected to the electricity supply)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for adaptor is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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