Noun: adapter u'dap-tu(r)
- Device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
"He needed a power adapter to charge his laptop in Europe";
- adaptor
- A musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
"The adapter transformed the classical piece into a jazz standard";
- arranger, transcriber, adaptor
Derived forms: adapters
Encyclopedia: Adapter