cou·pling (k p l ng)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 Transfer of energy from one circuit to another. 5. The body part of a four-footed animal that connects the hindquarters to the forequarters. |
coupling [ˈkʌplɪŋ]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical device that connects two things
2. (Transport / Railways) a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Physics / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the occurrence of two specified nonallelic genes from the same parent on the same chromosome
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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, 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 |
Translations
coupling
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(= 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
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