... America was “decoupling” its own defense from that of NATO (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cou|ple|ment — «KUHP uhl muhnt», noun. 1. a connecting device; coupling. 2. Obsolete. the act of coupling or fact of being coupled … 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
un|cou|ple — «uhn KUHP uhl», transitive verb, intransitive verb, pled, pling. to disconnect; unfasten … 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
ther|mo|cou|ple — «THUR moh KUHP uhl», noun. two dissimilar metallic conductors joined end to end, whose junction when heated, produces a thermoelectric current in the circuit of which they form a part; thermoelectric couple. Thermocouples are used as thermometers … Useful english dictionary
cou|ple — … Useful english dictionary
ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… … English syllables
un·cou·ple — … Useful english dictionary
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
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
