microadapter

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noun

Any of various adapters that operate on a microscopic scale.

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Meanings

nounmicroadapter (plural microadapters)

plural microadapters

  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.

    2013, Leon Goldman, The Biomedical Laser: Technology and Clinical Applications, page 220
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    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.

    2017, Boris Adryan, Dominik Obermaier, Paul Fremantle, The Technical Foundations of IoT, page 235

Origin

From micro- + adapter.

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APA

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MLA

“microadapter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microadapter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microadapter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microadapter.

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