'Coupling' definitions:
Definition of 'coupling'
From: WordNet
noun
A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [syn: yoke, coupling]
noun
A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler]
noun
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" [syn: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union]
Definition of 'Coupling'
From: GCIDE
- Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join. [1913 Webster]
- Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Coupling'
From: GCIDE
- Coupling \Coup"ling\ (-l?ng), n.
- 1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts. [1913 Webster]
- Box coupling, Chain coupling. See under Box, Chain.
- Coupling box, a coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together.
- Coupling pin, a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coupling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agglomeration,
- agglutination,
- aggregation,
- ankle,
- articulation,
- bond,
- boundary,
- bracketing,
- butt,
- cervix,
- clinch,
- closure,
- clustering,
- combination,
- communication,
- concatenation,
- concourse,
- concurrence,
- confluence,
- congeries,
- conglomeration,
- conjugation,
- conjunction,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- convergence,
- copulation,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- gathering,
- gliding joint,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hookup,
- intercommunication,
- intercourse,
- interface,
- interlinking,
- join,
- joinder,
- joining,
- joint,
- jointure,
- junction,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knotting,
- knuckle,
- liaison,
- link,
- linkage,
- linking,
- marriage,
- meeting,
- merger,
- merging,
- miter,
- mortise,
- neck,
- pairing,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- rabbet,
- scarf,
- seam,
- shoulder,
- splice,
- stitch,
- suture,
- symbiosis,
- symphysis,
- tie,
- tie rod,
- tie-in,
- tie-up,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- unification,
- union,
- weld,
- wrist,
- yoking
Words containing 'Coupling'
- Couple,
- Coupled,
- a couple of,
- couple on,
- couple up,
- Box coupling,
- Car coupling,
- Chain coupling,
- Coupling box,
- Coupling pin,
- Differential coupling,
- Expansion coupling,
- Friction coupling,
- Hose coupling,
- Joint coupling,
- Leverage of a couple,
- Main couple,
- Moment of a couple,
- Thermoelectric couple,
- Thill coupling,
- Universal coupling,
- Voltaic couple,
- galvanic couple,
- married couple,
- power couple,
- Couple-beggar,
- Couple-close,
- Couple-closes,
- Direct-coupled,
- Right and left coupling,
- coupled joined linked,
- Direct-coupled antenna