- cou|pled
- cou|pled «KUHP uhld», adjective.1. tied, joined together: »
coupled hounds.
2. placed near to one another or side by side, especially in pairs: »coupled windows, coupled columns.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cou|pled
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charge-cou|pled device — «CHAHRJ KUHP uhld», a semiconductor silicon chip with a dense array of tiny cells in which mobile electric charges can be stored and transferred from cell to cell by the external manipulation of voltages: »Charge coupled devices can be used in… … Useful english dictionary
ac|cou´ple|ment — ac|cou|ple «uh KUHP uhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. Obsolete. to join; couple. ╂[< Old French accoupler < Vulgar Latin accōpulāre < Latin ad to + cōpula bond] –ac|cou´ple|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
ac|cou|ple — «uh KUHP uhl», transitive verb, pled, pling. Obsolete. to join; couple. ╂[< Old French accoupler < Vulgar Latin accōpulāre < Latin ad to + cōpula bond] –ac|cou´ple|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
de|cou|ple — «dih KUHP uhl», verb, pled, pling. –v.t. 1. to separate or split up: »... America was “decoupling” its own defense from that of NATO (New York Times). 2. to reduce the shock waves of (a nuclear explosion) by detonating underground. –v.i. 1. to… … Useful english dictionary
un|cou|ple — «uhn KUHP uhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, pled, pling. to disconnect; unfasten … Useful english dictionary
Direct-coupled — Di*rect cou pled, a. Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a dynamo. {Direct coupled antenna} (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna connected electrically with one point of a closed oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct-coupled antenna — Direct coupled Di*rect cou pled, a. Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a dynamo. {Direct coupled antenna} (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna connected electrically with one point of a closed oscillation circuit in syntony with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agency — agen·cy n pl cies 1: the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved death by criminal agency W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. 2 a: a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the… … Law dictionary
power — pow·er n 1: capability of acting or of producing an effect parties of unequal bargaining power 2 a: authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P: the power delegated to… … Law dictionary
couple — cou•ple [[t]ˈkʌp əl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) a combination of two of a kind; pair 2) a grouping of two persons, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners 3) any two persons considered together 4) a small number; few: We met a… … From formal English to slang
