adaptorn.

Brit.

/əˈdaptə/, U.S.

/əˈdæptər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adapt v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < adapt v. + -or suffix. Compare slightly earlier adapter n.

a. = adapter n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] > for connecting equipment

adapter1753

adaptor1764

interface1964

1764 T. Southwell tr. Med. Ess. & Observ. IV. 219 M. Geoffroy employed a tubulated retort, to which he adapted several ballons, with double gullets by Chemists called adaptors.

1808 Sir H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 454 The adaptors must have contained ·8 of a similar gas.

1880 Science 31 Dec. 331/2 The flask is then connected air-tight, by means of an adaptor ground to fit its mouth, with a receiver containing 100 c.c. very dilute ammonia.

1911 Lancet 27 May 1434/2 The accessories include nozzles for dusting heavy furniture, adaptors for cleaning ceilings, walls, and polished floors [etc.].

1957 Pract. Wireless 33 532/2 The makers have thoughtfully provided an adaptor for certain 45 r.p.m. discs.

2010 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Sport section) 2 It [sc. a paddling pool] is only half-inflated due to the failure to procure the correct adaptor for the foot-pump.

b. = adapter n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket > for one or more plugs

adaptor1900

power bar1983

adapter2009

1900 Med. Rev. 3 76/1 These terminals are connected..to an ordinary electric light pendant, by using an adaptor in place of the usual incandescent lamp.

1913 E. E. Becker & Co. Illustr. Catal. Sci. App. 539 (caption) Plug adaptor, for tapping current off any ordinary bayonet-catch lamp-holder.

1989 Holiday Which? Mar. 109/1 If your gadget is fitted with a standard British plug you'll need an adaptor if you want to use it in many countries abroad.

2010 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 8 Stick to having one plug per socket. Adaptors should only be used for lamps, radios, hifi and computers.

2. = adapter n. 2.

ΚΠ

1830 Harmonicon 8 88/2 It exhibits two or three errors that may be the fault of either the original composer or of the adaptor.

1846 New Q. Rev. 6 396 Every part of a drama designed to conduce only to ideal perfection is remorselessly cut away by stage adaptors.

1897 Phonetic Jrnl. 13 Mar. 164/1 Signor Giuseppe Francini, translator and adaptor of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of Shorthand to Italian.

1909 Mod. Philol. 6 461 The adaptor of D had seen or read Q1 and but dimly remembered it, is it probable that he would forget that such a prominent person as the confidant of the Prince was a student?

1991 Vox July 101/2 Dearden, director and adaptor of Ira Levin's 1954 novel, has updated the 1956 movie which starred Robert Wagner.

3. = adapter n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun] > one who or that which adapts

time-server1642

Maryland parson1811

adapter1900

adaptor1915

1915 W. Jerrold Field-Marshal Sir John French vii. 191 His readiness to accept suggestion has fostered the belief that he is an adaptor and organiser rather than a strategist.

1975 Guardian 21 May 12/5 The paradox of Kissinger's conduct in foreign affairs seems to be that he started out as an early adaptor to the idea that the bi-polar order no longer existed, but that he has ended by doing all he can to re-affirm it.

1986 W. H. Davidow Marketing High Technol. ii. 30 A good example of a late adaptor is an automobile company, which must use proven products in high volume.

1992 A. Margon in R. L. Nichols Amer. Indian (ed. 4) xxii. 262 A student of the Indians in Canadian cities uncovered through interviews a broad range of responses to urbanization and pointedly noted that the successful adaptors were a substantial minority.

2009 Peterborough (Ont.) Examiner (Nexis) 19 Sept. c3 He does a lot of rethinking. He is not a religious ideologue. ‘I am an adaptor. I don't have dramatic moments.’

4. Biochemistry. More fully adaptor molecule. A molecule that was postulated by Francis Crick (1916–2004) as carrying the amino acid to the messenger RNA during protein synthesis, later identified with transfer RNA.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [noun] > nucleic acid > RNA > molecule of transfer RNA

adaptor1957

adapter1962

1957 F. H. C. Crick in Struct. Nucleic Acids (Biochem. Soc.) 25 The combination between each amino acid and its own specific adaptor could be made by a special enzyme, or enzymes.

1958 F. H. C. Crick in Symp. Soc. Exper. Biol. 12 155 It is therefore a natural hypothesis that the amino acid is carried to the template by an ‘adaptor’ molecule.

1978 V. Richards Cancer: Wayward Cell 51 How do amino acids, which build up proteins, assemble in correct order? An adaptor molecule is necessary for this part of the process.

1983 B. Lewin Genes vii. 103/1 Transfer RNA occupies a pivotal position in protein synthesis, providing the adaptor molecule that accomplishes the translation of each nucleotide triplet into an amino acid.

2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Apr. 61/1 Sometimes the wrong adaptor (tRNA) binds to the mRNA transcript of a gene, misincorporating an amino acid into a nascent protein.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1), as adapter cable, adapter plug, etc.

ΚΠ

1884 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 44 286 These mirrors reflect four beams up the annular space between the adaptor tube and a smaller inner tube.

1920 Hosp. Managem. 10 21 (advt.) Furnished with..set of adaptor rings for each receptacle.

1960 Life 12 Dec. 112 (advt.) Free adaptor plug lets you use it almost anywhere in the world.

1991 Airforces Monthly Oct. 7 (advt.) Features include..earphone adaptor jack and crystal clear high fidelity speaker.

2009 Independent (Nexis) 4 Dec. (Features section) 10 It docks with all iPods and iPhones, but comes with an adaptor cable so any music player can muscle in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	adaptor
释义	adaptorn. Brit. /əˈdaptə/, U.S. /əˈdæptər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adapt v., -or suffix. Etymology: < adapt v. + -or suffix. Compare slightly earlier adapter n. 1. a. = adapter n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] > for connecting equipment adapter1753 adaptor1764 interface1964 1764 T. Southwell tr. Med. Ess. & Observ. IV. 219 M. Geoffroy employed a tubulated retort, to which he adapted several ballons, with double gullets by Chemists called adaptors. 1808 Sir H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 454 The adaptors must have contained ·8 of a similar gas. 1880 Science 31 Dec. 331/2 The flask is then connected air-tight, by means of an adaptor ground to fit its mouth, with a receiver containing 100 c.c. very dilute ammonia. 1911 Lancet 27 May 1434/2 The accessories include nozzles for dusting heavy furniture, adaptors for cleaning ceilings, walls, and polished floors [etc.]. 1957 Pract. Wireless 33 532/2 The makers have thoughtfully provided an adaptor for certain 45 r.p.m. discs. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Sport section) 2 It [sc. a paddling pool] is only half-inflated due to the failure to procure the correct adaptor for the foot-pump. b. = adapter n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > socket > for one or more plugs adaptor1900 power bar1983 adapter2009 1900 Med. Rev. 3 76/1 These terminals are connected..to an ordinary electric light pendant, by using an adaptor in place of the usual incandescent lamp. 1913 E. E. Becker & Co. Illustr. Catal. Sci. App. 539 (caption) Plug adaptor, for tapping current off any ordinary bayonet-catch lamp-holder. 1989 Holiday Which? Mar. 109/1 If your gadget is fitted with a standard British plug you'll need an adaptor if you want to use it in many countries abroad. 2010 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 8 Stick to having one plug per socket. Adaptors should only be used for lamps, radios, hifi and computers. 2. = adapter n. 2. ΚΠ 1830 Harmonicon 8 88/2 It exhibits two or three errors that may be the fault of either the original composer or of the adaptor. 1846 New Q. Rev. 6 396 Every part of a drama designed to conduce only to ideal perfection is remorselessly cut away by stage adaptors. 1897 Phonetic Jrnl. 13 Mar. 164/1 Signor Giuseppe Francini, translator and adaptor of Sir Isaac Pitman's system of Shorthand to Italian. 1909 Mod. Philol. 6 461 The adaptor of D had seen or read Q1 and but dimly remembered it, is it probable that he would forget that such a prominent person as the confidant of the Prince was a student? 1991 Vox July 101/2 Dearden, director and adaptor of Ira Levin's 1954 novel, has updated the 1956 movie which starred Robert Wagner. 3. = adapter n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > adaptation > [noun] > one who or that which adapts time-server1642 Maryland parson1811 adapter1900 adaptor1915 1915 W. Jerrold Field-Marshal Sir John French vii. 191 His readiness to accept suggestion has fostered the belief that he is an adaptor and organiser rather than a strategist. 1975 Guardian 21 May 12/5 The paradox of Kissinger's conduct in foreign affairs seems to be that he started out as an early adaptor to the idea that the bi-polar order no longer existed, but that he has ended by doing all he can to re-affirm it. 1986 W. H. Davidow Marketing High Technol. ii. 30 A good example of a late adaptor is an automobile company, which must use proven products in high volume. 1992 A. Margon in R. L. Nichols Amer. Indian (ed. 4) xxii. 262 A student of the Indians in Canadian cities uncovered through interviews a broad range of responses to urbanization and pointedly noted that the successful adaptors were a substantial minority. 2009 Peterborough (Ont.) Examiner (Nexis) 19 Sept. c3 He does a lot of rethinking. He is not a religious ideologue. ‘I am an adaptor. I don't have dramatic moments.’ 4. Biochemistry. More fully adaptor molecule. A molecule that was postulated by Francis Crick (1916–2004) as carrying the amino acid to the messenger RNA during protein synthesis, later identified with transfer RNA. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic components > [noun] > nucleic acid > RNA > molecule of transfer RNA adaptor1957 adapter1962 1957 F. H. C. Crick in Struct. Nucleic Acids (Biochem. Soc.) 25 The combination between each amino acid and its own specific adaptor could be made by a special enzyme, or enzymes. 1958 F. H. C. Crick in Symp. Soc. Exper. Biol. 12 155 It is therefore a natural hypothesis that the amino acid is carried to the template by an ‘adaptor’ molecule. 1978 V. Richards Cancer: Wayward Cell 51 How do amino acids, which build up proteins, assemble in correct order? An adaptor molecule is necessary for this part of the process. 1983 B. Lewin Genes vii. 103/1 Transfer RNA occupies a pivotal position in protein synthesis, providing the adaptor molecule that accomplishes the translation of each nucleotide triplet into an amino acid. 2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Apr. 61/1 Sometimes the wrong adaptor (tRNA) binds to the mRNA transcript of a gene, misincorporating an amino acid into a nascent protein. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1), as adapter cable, adapter plug, etc. ΚΠ 1884 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 44 286 These mirrors reflect four beams up the annular space between the adaptor tube and a smaller inner tube. 1920 Hosp. Managem. 10 21 (advt.) Furnished with..set of adaptor rings for each receptacle. 1960 Life 12 Dec. 112 (advt.) Free adaptor plug lets you use it almost anywhere in the world. 1991 Airforces Monthly Oct. 7 (advt.) Features include..earphone adaptor jack and crystal clear high fidelity speaker. 2009 Independent (Nexis) 4 Dec. (Features section) 10 It docks with all iPods and iPhones, but comes with an adaptor cable so any music player can muscle in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1764
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