adapter
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Synonyms
accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), add-on, adjunct, appendage, appliance, attachment, option
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Working with electrical cables that were routed three years ago during two earlier spacewalks, Hague and Morgan planned to electrically connect the new international docking adapter, or IDA, to the forward Harmony module's upper port. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Space station gets a new docking port in key upgrade for Boeing and SpaceX visits – live stream," 21 Aug. 2019 Just plug a corded AC adapter (shaped like a 36-volt battery) into the back of the tool. — Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Popular Mechanics Tool Awards," 14 June 2019 With so many different tech standards to keep up with these days (see headphones section), traveling now involves carrying a mess of charging adapters and cables. — Lauren Goode, WIRED, "Gear You'll Need to Travel Like a Pro," 25 July 2019 Portable emergency radios with real-time NOAA weather reports and Public Emergency Alert System information can be powered by a hand-crank generator, solar panel, rechargeable batteries or wall power adapter. — oregonlive.com, "Ready for the ‘Big One’? What you need now to prepare for an earthquake," 9 July 2019 The adapter will make room for both SpaceX and Boeing, which are developing astronaut capsules for NASA under its Commercial Crew Program, to dock two vehicles at at time. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "Those sonic booms you heard? That was SpaceX sending critical cargo to the ISS," 26 July 2019 The most prominent early adapters — Del Mar, Keeneland and Santa Anita — have all reverted to dirt since 2010 and have all experienced a sharp rise in catastrophic breakdowns. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "'We bury our heads': Horsemen prefer dirt tracks even though they lead to more fatalities," 22 May 2019 Don't let the new ports scare you, as there's a slew of adapters and dongles available to support other accessories. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Apple's MacBook Air is now an even better value at just $1,099," 11 July 2019 This announcement comes just a few months after Apple issued a similar recall for two types of plug adapters because of a risk of electric shock. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Apple recalls batteries in some older 15-inch MacBook Pros," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adapter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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