adaptor

From adapt +‎ -or.

• IPA^(key): /əˈdæptər/
• enPR: ə-dăpʹtər

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• Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ)

adaptor (plural adaptors)

1. Alternative form of adapter.

• adapter

Perhaps from English adaptor with the pronunciation adapted with the orthography.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈdaptɔr/ [aˈdap̚.t̪ɔr]
• Rhymes: -aptɔr
• Syllabification: a‧dap‧tor

adaptor (plural adaptor-adaptor)

1. adapter (one who adapts well, or adapts something)
2. adapter (a device used to allow compatibility)

• “adaptor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

adaptor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of adaptō

Borrowed from French adapteur.

adaptor n (plural adaptoare)

1. adapter