cou|pling

cou|pling
cou|pling «KUHP lihng», noun.
1. the act or process of joining together: »

The coupling and uncoupling of railroad cars usually requires an engine.

2. a device for joining together parts of machinery, such as the ends of shafts, especially in order to transmit motion.
3. a device used to join two railroad cars; coupler.
4. Electricity. a) a device or arrangement for transferring electrical energy from one circuit to another. b) the relation between two circuits resulting from such a device or arrangement.
5. the part of the body of a dog or horse between the hips and the shoulders.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cou·pling — /ˈkʌplıŋ/ noun, pl plings [count] 1 : a device that connects two parts or things hose couplings [=couplers] the couplings between railroad cars 2 formal : the act of having sex erotic/illicit couplings 3 : the act of combining two things …   Useful english dictionary

  • pling — cou·pling; rip·pling·ly; crip·pling·ly; …   English syllables

  • cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • coupling — cou·pling …   English syllables

  • coupling — cou|pling [ kʌplıŋ ] noun 1. ) count an object used for joining two things together a ) usually singular a combination of two things 2. ) count or uncount LITERARY sexual activity …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • coupling — cou•pling [[t]ˈkʌp lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of one that couples 2) mac a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other 3) rai coupler 3) 4) elm a) the association of two circuits …   From formal English to slang

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