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1. (n.) coupling
the act of one that couples.
2. coupling
a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other.
3. coupling
the association of two circuits or systems in such a way that power may be transferred from one to the other.
4. coupling
a device or expedient to ensure this.
5. coupling
the part of the body between the tops of the shoulder blades and the tops of the hip joints in a dog, horse, etc.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) yoke, coupling
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
2. (noun) coupling, coupler
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
3. (noun) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
"the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Coupling
the act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union
2. (noun) Coupling
a device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts
3. Coupling
of Couple
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Coupling
The joining of cells of a galvanic battery, of dynamos or of other devices, so as to produce different effects as desired.
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Sense: a link for joining things together
The railway carriage was damaged when the coupling broke.
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 Afrikaans: koppeling |
 Arabic: وَصلة مَكبات السكَّة الحَ |
 Bulgarian: връзка |
 Brazilian: acoplamento |
 Czech: připojení, spřahlo |
 German: die Verbindung |
 Danish: kobling |
 Greek: σύνδεσμος |
 Spanish: acoplamiento, enganche |
 Estonian: sidur |
 Farsi: اتصال؛ پیوست |
 Finnish: kytkentä |
 French: attelage |
 Hebrew: חִיבּוּר |
 Hindi: युग्मन, संयोजन |
 Croatian: spoj |
 Hungarian: (össze)kapcsolás |
 Indonesian: sambungan |
 Icelandic: tengibúnaður |
 Italian: agganciamento |
 Japanese: 連結 (器) |
 Korean: 연결 장치 |
 Lithuanian: sankaba |
 Latvian: savienošana; savienojums; |
 Malay: gandingan |
 Dutch: koppeling |
 Norwegian: kopling |
 Polish: łącznik |
 Persian: اتصال؛ پیوست |
 Pashto: متصل ، پیوست |
 Portuguese: acoplamento |
 Romanian: cuplare |
 Russian: сцепка |
 Slovak: spoj |
 Slovenian: spona |
 Serbian: spojnica |
 Swedish: koppling[sanordning] |
 Thai: การเชื่อมต่อ |
 Turkish: kavrama |
 Taiwanese: 列車廂車鉤 |
 Ukrainian: зчеплення; сполучення |
 Urdu: ريل كے دو ڈبوں یا پرزوں |
 Vietnamese: móc nối |
 Chinese: 连接器（尤指列车等的车钩） |
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