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Definitions for Coupling

[1] the act of a person or thing that couples.
[2] Machinery . a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other. Compare clutch1(def 12a) . a part with an inside thread for connecting two pipes of the same diameter. a fitting at the end of a length of hose into which the end of another such length can be screwed or fitted.
[3] Railroads . coupler(def 3) .
[4] Electricity . the association of two circuits or systems in such a way that power may be transferred from one to the other. a device or expedient to ensure this.
[5] a short length of plumbing pipe having each end threaded on the inside.
[6] the part of the body between the tops of the shoulder blades and the tops of the hip joints in a dog, horse, etc.
[7] linkage(def 5) .
[8] two of the same sort considered together; pair.
[9] two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners: They make a handsome couple.
[10] any two persons considered together.
[11] Mechanics . a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
[12] Also called couple-close. Carpentry . a pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.
[13] a leash for holding two hounds together.
[14] Fox Hunting . two hounds: 25 hounds or 12½ couple.
[15] to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.
[16] to join; connect.
[17] to unite in marriage or in sexual union.
[18] Electricity . to join or associate by means of a coupler. to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.
[19] to join in a pair; unite.
[20] to copulate.
[21] a mechanical device that connects two things
[22] a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
[23] the part of the body of a horse, dog, or other quadruped that lies between the forequarters and the hindquarters
[24] 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
[25] physics an interaction between different properties of a system, such as a group of atoms or nuclei, or between two or more systems
[26] genetics the occurrence of two specified nonallelic genes from the same parent on the same chromosome
[27] two people who regularly associate with each other or live together an engaged couple
[28] (functioning as singular or plural) two people considered as a pair, for or as if for dancing, games, etc
[29] mainly hunting a pair of collars joined by a leash, used to attach hounds to one another two hounds joined in this way the unit of reckoning for hounds in a pack twenty and a half couple
[30] a pair of equal and opposite parallel forces that have a tendency to produce rotation with a torque or turning moment equal to the product of either force and the perpendicular distance between them
[31] physics two dissimilar metals, alloys, or semiconductors in electrical contact, across which a voltage develops See thermocouple Also called: galvanic couple two dissimilar metals or alloys in electrical contact that when immersed in an electrolyte act as the electrodes of an electrolytic cell
[32] a connector or link between two members, such as a tie connecting a pair of rafters in a roof
[33] a couple of (functioning as singular or plural) a combination of two; a pair of a couple of men informal a small number of; a few a couple of days
[34] (usually preceded by a; functioning as singular or plural) two; a pair give him a couple
[35] (tr) to connect (two things) together or to connect (one thing) to (another) to couple railway carriages
[36] (tr) to do (two things) simultaneously or alternately he couples studying with teaching
[37] to form or be formed into a pair or pairs
[38] to associate, put, or connect together history is coupled with sociology
[39] to link (two circuits) by electromagnetic induction
[40] (intr) to have sexual intercourse
[41] to join or be joined in marriage; marry
[42] (tr) to attach (two hounds to each other)

Words related to Coupling

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Origin of Coupling

e1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French c(o)uple, Old French cople, cuple < Latin cōpula a tie, bond (see copula); (v.) Middle English couplen < Anglo-French co(u)pler, Old French copler, cupler < Latin copulāre (see copulate)

Words that may be confused with Coupling

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, couplecouple, pair, several, (see, synonym, study, at, pair)

Other words from Coupling

cou·ple·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·cou·ple , adjective
well-cou·pled , adjective

Word origin for Coupling

eC13: from Old French: a pair, from Latin cōpula a bond; see copula

Synonyms for Coupling

pairing, blend, catch, combination, connection, coupler, joint, link, linking, merging, mixture, seam, tie, yoke