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microadapter

noun

Etymology

From micro- + adapter.

  1. derived from adaptāre
  2. inherited from *adapten✻
  3. suffixed as adapter — “adapt + er”
  4. prefixed as microadapter — “micro + adapter”

Definitions

  1. Any of various adapters that operate on a microscopic scale.

    • The addition of a microadapter in accordance with the increasing proportion of microsurgical procedures in neurosurgery.
    • The smaller adapter types resemble mini- or microadapters, but that additional pins in a lateral extension which makes USB 3.0 mini- or microadapters incompatible with older devices.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA