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adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker
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Built into the power adapter is an Ethernet port, which serves as the iMac's wired networking connection.
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Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
It’s advertised as a desktop AC adapter and comes as a dull black brick with a standardized three-prong AC in port (the AC cable is not included).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
It’s terminated with a 3.5mm stereo jack and there’s also a chrome 6.35mm adapter for hi-fi or mixing use.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In one simple set, travelers get five plug adapters: types A, C, E/F, G and I.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
It’s advertised as a desktop AC adapter and comes as a dull black brick with a standardized three-prong AC in port (the AC cable is not included).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2024
It’s terminated with a 3.5mm stereo jack and there’s also a chrome 6.35mm adapter for hi-fi or mixing use.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
In one simple set, travelers get five plug adapters: types A, C, E/F, G and I.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for adapter
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“Adapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adapter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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