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adapter

[uh-dap-ter] / əˈdæp tər /




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"Just as a USB adapter allows devices with different connectors to work together, Floquet magnons could bridge frequencies that would otherwise remain incompatible."

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

"There was an adapter charging system - full of chargers - and the fire comes out of that."

From BBC Mar. 9, 2026

To charge it at home, I used my Level 2 charger with an adapter, since China uses different plugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2026

The power adapter was there but no laptop.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Poorly manufactured adapters lack the internal protections for managing power surges, says Bunnie Huang, a hardware researcher, hacker and electrical engineer based in Singapore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

If not, adapters are available for less than £10.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

Ford has been mailing adapters to owners of its older electric vehicles so they can connect to Tesla’s chargers.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2024

It was not until well into the fifteenth century that the long and numerous line of imitators, translators, adapters, parodists, commentators, editors, and publishers began, which has continued to the present day.

From Horace and His Influence by Grant Showerman




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