Adapter

//əˈdæptəɹ//

Synonyms for "adapter" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

adaptator adaptor

Strong matches (3)

arranger power tap

Noun(1 words)

arranger

Related words (4)

Noun(3 words)

power tap transcriber wrapper

wrapper

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

device musician

More specific

11 entries

AC adapter Claisen adapter IPv4 adapter IPv6 adapter LAN adapter analog telephone adapter cell phone adapter network adapter phone adapter phone to PC adapter power adapter

Synonyms

1 entries

arranger

derived

31 entries

USB adapter adaptability adaptable adaptableness adaptably adaptation adaptational adaptative adaptatively adaptativeness adaptedness adaptee adapter pattern adaption adaptional adaptitude

Showing 16 of 31 words.

derived from

1 entries

adapt

is a

1 entries

device

related to

3 entries

adapt compatibility device

Translations

122 translations across 44 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

مُشْتَرَك كَهْرَبَائِيّ noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
مُوَائِم noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Armenian

1 entries

ադապտեր noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Belarusian

3 entries

ада́птар noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
ада́птэр noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
перахадні́к noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ада́птер noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
пре́ходник noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
прехо́ден дета́йл noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
приста́вка noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Catalan

3 entries

adaptador noun (one who adapts something)
adaptador noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptador noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

適配器 /适配器 noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
適配器 /适配器 noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Czech

3 entries

adaptér noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
rozbočka noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
rozdvojka noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Danish

1 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Dutch

4 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adapter noun (device that converts AC to DC for battery-powered gadgets)
bewerker noun (one who adapts something)
bewerkster noun (one who adapts something)

Esperanto

3 entries

adaptilo noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptilo noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
adaptilo noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Estonian

2 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adapter noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Finnish

4 entries

adapteri noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adapteri noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
haaroitin noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
haaroituspistorasia noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

French

4 entries

adaptateur noun (one who adapts something)
adaptateur noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptateur noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
adaptateur noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Georgian

2 entries

ადაპტერი noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
გადამყვანი noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

German

4 entries

Adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
Adapter noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
Steckdosenleiste noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
Steckerleiste noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Greek

3 entries

προσαρμογέας noun (one who adapts something)
προσαρμοστής noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
προσαρμοστής noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Greenlandic

1 entries

sarfamut nuutsissut noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Hindi

1 entries

अडाप्टर noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Hungarian

1 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Italian

1 entries

adattatore noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Japanese

3 entries

アダプタ noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
アダプター noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
アダプター noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Khmer

2 entries

អាដាប់ធ័រ noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
អាដាប់ធ័រ noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Korean

1 entries

어댑터 noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Lao

2 entries

ປັກສຽບໄຟ noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
ປັກສຽບໄຟ noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Latvian

1 entries

adapteris noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Lithuanian

1 entries

adapteris noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Macedonian

1 entries

ада́птер noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Māori

2 entries

pūurutau noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
pūwhāurutau noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Persian

1 entries

مبدل noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Polish

4 entries

adaptator noun (one who adapts something)
adaptatorka noun (one who adapts something)
adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adapter noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Portuguese

4 entries

T noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
adaptador noun (one who adapts something)
adaptador noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptador noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Romanian

4 entries

adaptor noun (one who adapts well)
adaptor noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptor noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
adaptor noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Russian

4 entries

ада́птер noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
ада́птер noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
переходни́к noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
переходни́к noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
адаптер noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Slovak

3 entries

adaptér noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
rozbočka noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
rozdvojka noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Slovene

1 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Spanish

4 entries

adaptador noun (one who adapts something)
adaptador noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptador noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
adaptador noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Swedish

1 entries

adapter noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Thai

1 entries

ตัวปรับต่อ noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Turkish

4 entries

adaptör noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
adaptör noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)
adaptör noun (device that converts AC to DC for battery-powered gadgets)
priz adaptörü noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Ukrainian

3 entries

ада́птер noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))
перехідни́к noun (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)
перехідни́к noun (device allowing plug to fit in an outlet of different type)

Urdu

1 entries

اڈاپٹر noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Yoruba

1 entries

amúbádọ́gba noun (device to allow compatibility (in general))

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I had to buy a separate adapter to use the headset with my newest phone.

Source: tatoeba (8900756)

This adapter lets you plug in up to four USB devices.

Source: tatoeba (11091670)

The laptop needs an adapter.

Source: tatoeba (11958886)

Plug it into the adapter.

Source: tatoeba (11958887)

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