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Definition of Coupling
1. Noun. A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together.
Generic synonyms: Connecter, Connection, Connective, Connector, Connexion
Derivative terms: Couple, Yoke, Yoke
2. Noun. A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects.
Specialized synonyms: Clevis, Clutch, Fluid Drive, Swivel, Turnbuckle, Universal, Universal Joint
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Derivative terms: Couple, Couple
3. Noun. The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. "The mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
Generic synonyms: Sex, Sex Activity, Sexual Activity, Sexual Practice
Specialized synonyms: Assortative Mating, Disassortative Mating, Cross, Crossbreeding, Crossing, Hybridisation, Hybridization, Hybridizing, Interbreeding, Inbreeding, Service, Servicing
Derivative terms: Conjugate, Couple, Mate, Pair
Definition of Coupling
1. n. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
Definition of Coupling
1. Noun. act of joining together to form a couple ¹
2. Noun. a device that couples two things together ¹
3. Noun. (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules ¹
4. Noun. (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them ¹
5. Noun. (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other ¹
6. Noun. (sexuality) sexual intercourse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coupling
1. a joining device [n -S]
Medical Definition of Coupling
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Coupling
Literary usage of Coupling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The carbon-carbon coupling in neopentane was determined for natural abundance
... The coupling constant was obtained from the positions of the lines arising ..."
2. The Elements of Machine Design by William Cawthorne Unwin (1903)
"A flexible coupling, or one whirl) will connect two shafts when not quite ...
The Raffard coupling, which has been a good deal used on the Continent for ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1887)
"In the propo-ed carriage coupling a screw-coupling is used as at present, ...
In the act of coupling up, the screw-coupling is first hitched on to the ..."
4. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"Differential coupling.—An extensible coupling designed for varying the speed of
... Disk coupling.—A permanent coupling consisting of two disks keyed on the ..."
5. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1856)
"THE foregoing cut gives various views of a carriage shaft coupling, coming rapidly
into ... 1 is" a view of the coupling attached to a section of the axle, ..."
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