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adder

/ˈædə(r)/noun

उच्चारण ऐडर

एक छोटा विषैला साँप, ऐडर (वाइपर)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small poisonous snake, especially the only poisonous snake found in Britain, with a pattern of zigzag lines on its back

    एक छोटा विषैला साँप, ऐडर (वाइपर)

    • An adder lay sunning itself on the rocks.
    • The adder's bite is painful but rarely fatal.
    • The only venomous snake in Britain is the adder.
    + 2 more examples
    • A walker spotted an adder near the path.
    • The adder has a zigzag pattern along its back.

    Synonyms viper

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a device or circuit in a computer that adds numbers together

    योजक, ऐडर (जोड़ने वाला परिपथ)

    • The processor uses a binary adder to add two numbers.
    • A half adder is a simple circuit that adds two single bits.
    • A full adder can add three binary digits.
    + 2 more examples
    • Students drew the circuit diagram of an adder.
    • The adder sends the sum to the output.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

adder (countable noun: snake)

As the name of a snake, adder is countable. The plural is adders, and it takes a or an in the singular. It usually refers to the common viper of Europe.

साँप के नाम के रूप में 'adder' countable है। Singular में 'an' आता है और plural 'adders' है। यह प्रायः यूरोप के सामान्य वाइपर साँप के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • An adder is the only poisonous snake found in Britain.
  • The walker stepped back when she saw an adder on the path.

adder (countable noun: computer device)

In computing, an adder is a circuit that adds binary numbers. A half adder adds two bits; a full adder also takes a carry bit.

कंप्यूटर में 'adder' ऐसा circuit है जो binary संख्याओं को जोड़ता है। Half adder दो bits जोड़ता है, और full adder carry bit भी लेता है।

  • A full adder is a basic part of the processor.
  • The students drew a diagram of a half adder in the electronics lab.

adder vs add (word forms)

Do not confuse adder with the verb add or with a person who adds. Adder as a snake comes from an old English word and has no link with arithmetic.

'Adder' को verb 'add' या जोड़ने वाले व्यक्ति से न मिलाएँ। साँप के अर्थ वाला 'adder' एक पुराने अंग्रेज़ी शब्द से आया है और उसका गणित से कोई संबंध नहीं है।

  • The snake called an adder bites only when it is frightened.

adder + noun / noun + adder

Adder combines with other words to form names, such as adder bite, puff adder or death adder. The first part names the type of snake.

'Adder' दूसरे शब्दों के साथ मिलकर नाम बनाता है, जैसे adder bite, puff adder या death adder। पहला भाग साँप का प्रकार बताता है।

  • The puff adder is a dangerous snake of African grasslands.
+Collocations 4

type + adder

puffdeathcommonnightwater

  • The puff adder lies still on the ground and bites when stepped on.

verb + adder

spotavoiddisturbbe bitten byhandle

  • A hiker was bitten by an adder and taken to the hospital.

adder + noun

bitevenomhabitatnestskin

  • An adder bite is rarely fatal, but it needs treatment.

computing + adder

binary adderhalf adderfull adderserial adderparallel adder

  • A binary adder is built from simple logic gates.
“More examples 5
  • The zigzag pattern on its back helps you recognise an adder.

उसकी पीठ पर बना टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा पैटर्न adder को पहचानने में मदद करता है।

  • Radhika read about the adder in a book on British wildlife.

राधिका ने ब्रिटिश वन्य-जीवन की एक पुस्तक में adder के बारे में पढ़ा।

  • An adder is a circuit that adds two binary digits.

Adder एक ऐसा circuit है जो दो binary अंकों को जोड़ता है।

  • In the practical exam we had to draw the circuit of a full adder.

प्रायोगिक परीक्षा में हमें full adder का circuit बनाना था।

  • Adders hide in dry grass and sunny patches in spring.

वसंत में adders सूखी घास और धूप वाली जगहों में छिप जाते हैं।