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cou·pling
(kŭp′lĭng)n.
1. The act of linking together or forming couples.
2. The act of uniting sexually.
3. A device that links or connects.
4. Electronics The transfer of electricity from one circuit to another.
5. Chemistry Facilitation or acceleration of one chemical process due to the presence or action of another.
6. The body part of a four-footed animal that connects the hindquarters to the forequarters.
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coupling
(ˈkʌplɪŋ)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical device that connects two things
2. (Railways) a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
3. (Anatomy) the part of the body of a horse, dog, or other quadruped that lies between the forequarters and the hindquarters
4. (Electronics) electronics the act or process of linking two or more circuits so that power can be transferred between them usually by mutual induction, as in a transformer, or by means of a capacitor or inductor common to both circuits. See also direct coupling
5. (General Physics) physics an interaction between different properties of a system, such as a group of atoms or nuclei, or between two or more systems
6. (Genetics) genetics the occurrence of two specified nonallelic genes from the same parent on the same chromosome
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cou•pling
(ˈkʌp lɪŋ)n.
1. the act of one that couples.
2. a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other.
4.
a. the association of two circuits or systems in such a way that power may be transferred from one to the other.
b. a device or expedient to ensure this.
5. the part of the body between the tops of the shoulder blades and the tops of the hip joints in a dog, horse, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  coupling - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move togetherconnecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| 2. |  coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objectsclevis - a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc. clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch" fluid drive - an automotive power coupling mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles swivel - a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin turnbuckle - an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension universal joint, universal - coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps" | |
| 3. |  coupling - 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"sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" assortative mating - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating disassortative mating - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, crossbreeding, crossing, cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids inbreeding - the act of mating closely related individuals |
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Translations
وَصلة مَكبات السكَّة الحَديديَّه
připojeníspřahlo
kobling
tengibúnaîur
kavrama
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
coupling
n
(= linking) → Verbindung f; (of carriages etc) → Kopplung f; the continual coupling of his name with … → dass sein Name ständig mit … in Verbindung gebracht wird/wurde
(= mating) → Paarung f
(= linking device) → Kupplung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
couple
(ˈkapl) noun1. two; a few. Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.
2. a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend. a married couple; The young couple have a child.
verb to join together. The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.
ˈcouplet (-lit) noun two lines of verse, one following the other, which rhyme with each other.
ˈcoupling noun a link for joining things together. The railway carriage was damaged when the coupling broke.
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