adder Synonyms
Another word for adder
• noun (Context 1)
A small venomous snake of the viper family (Vipera berus) native to Eurasia, typically characterized by a dark zigzag pattern along its back.
"While hiking in the Scottish Highlands, we were careful to watch our step in case an viper was basking on the sunlit rocks."
• noun (Context 2)
Any of various other venomous snakes found in different parts of the world, such as the puff adder in Africa or the death adder in Australia.
"The African puff snake relies on its excellent camouflage to remain hidden among the dry leaves on the forest floor."
• noun (Context 3)
An electronic circuit or mathematical component within a computer processing unit that performs the operation of addition.
"The engineer optimized the full calculator in the microchip to ensure the arithmetic logic unit processed calculations with maximum efficiency."