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cou·pling
(kŭp′lĭng)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 The transfer of electricity from one circuit to another.
5. Chemistry Facilitation or acceleration of one chemical process due to the presence or action of another.
6. The body part of a four-footed animal that connects the hindquarters to the forequarters.
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coupling
(ˈkʌplɪŋ)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical device that connects two things
2. (Railways) a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
3. (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. (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. (Genetics) genetics the occurrence of two specified nonallelic genes from the same parent on the same chromosome
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cou•pling
(ˈkʌp lɪŋ)n.
1. the act of one that couples.
2. a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other.
4.
a. the association of two circuits or systems in such a way that power may be transferred from one to the other.
b. a device or expedient to ensure this.
5. the part of the body between the tops of the shoulder blades and the tops of the hip joints in a dog, horse, etc.
[1300–50]
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Noun 1. [画像:coupling - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together]coupling - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
connecter, 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. [画像:coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects]coupling - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
clevis - 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. [画像:coupling - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes]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 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
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coupling
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Translations
وَصلة مَكبات السكَّة الحَديديَّه
připojeníspřahlo
kobling
tengibúnaîur
kavrama
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coupling
n
(= 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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couple
(ˈkapl) noun1. two; a few. Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many. paar عَدَد قَليل مِن ، إثنان чифт uns poucos pár, několik ein paar par; nogle δύο, μερικοί un par; unos cuantos, unas cuantas; unos pocos, unas pocas paar, mõni دوتا؛ چند تا pari deux שני, שתי दो, कुछ par, nekoliko néhány beberapa tvennt af e-u; fáeinir paio いくつか 2개 pora, keletas pāris; daži beberapa paar par, noen få para دو دانی یی، څو دانی par câţiva пара pár par, nekaj par ett par, några สอง; ไม่มาก iki; birkaç 一對,一些 пара دو، كچھ hai 一对,三两个
2. a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend. a married couple; The young couple have a child. egpaar, paartjie زَوْج двойка casal pár, dvojice das Paar ægtepar; par ζευγάρι, αντρόγυνο pareja paar زوج pariskunta couple זוג युगल par (bračni) pár pasangan par; hjón coppia 夫婦 한 쌍의 부부 pora pāris (vīrs un sieva) pasangan paar par para جوړه، زوج casal cuplu пара pár par par par คู่สามีภรรยา çift, karı-koca 夫妻,男女朋友 пара مياں بیوی، جوڑا đôi; cặp 夫妻,情侣
verb to join together. The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off. koppel يَقرِنُ بين شيئيْن съединявам (се) juntar spojit verbinden forbinde; koble sammen ενώνω acoplar, enganchar kokku haakima به هم وصل کردن؛ به هم پیوستن yhdistää atteler לְהַצמִיד मिलाना, जोड़ना spariti összekapcsol merangkaikan tengja collegare つなぐ 연결하다 sukabinti, sujungti, susieti savienot pāros; sakabināt dipasangkan aaneenkoppelen sammenkople spinać وصل کول، juntar a cupla сцеплять spojiť spojiti (se) upariti koppla [ihop] ทําให้เชื่อมต่อ birleştirmek 連接 з'єднувати(ся); сполучати(ся) جوڑنا، ملانا kết hợp 连接
ˈcouplet (-lit) noun two lines of verse, one following the other, which rhyme with each other. koeplet مَقْطَع شِعري مُكوَّن من بيْتَيْن двустишие dístico dvojverší das Reimpaar kuplet δίστιχο pareado riimipaar بیت säepari distique צֶמֶד שׁוּרוֹת חֲרוּזוֹת दोहा dvostih rímes verspár kuplet tvær rímaðar ljóðlínur distico 二行連句 연결하다 rimuotas dvieilis [] divrinde ar atskaņām kuplet couplet kuplett dwuwiersz جفت، دو مصری چی یو قافیه لری dístico cuplet; distih рифмованное двустишие dvojveršie kuplet distih rimmat verspar ร้อยกรองที่คล้องจองกันสองวรรค beyit 對句,對聯 римований двовірш شعر، دو مصرعے (thơ) cặp câu 对句(相连并押韵的两行诗),对联
ˈcoupling noun a link for joining things together. The railway carriage was damaged when the coupling broke. koppeling وَصلة مَكبات السكَّة الحَديديَّه връзка acoplamento připojení, spřahlo die Verbindung kobling σύνδεσμος acoplamiento, enganche sidur اتصال؛ پیوست kytkentä attelage חיבור युग्मन, संयोजन spoj (össze)kapcsolás sambungan tengibúnaður agganciamento 連結 (器) 연결 장치 sankaba savienošana; savienojums; sakabe gandingan koppeling kopling łącznik متصل ، پیوست acoplamento cuplare сцепка spoj spona spojnica koppling[sanordning] การเชื่อมต่อ kavrama 列車廂車鉤 зчеплення; сполучення ريل كے دو ڈبوں یا پرزوں کو جوڑنے والا کنڈا móc nối 连接器(尤指列车等的车钩)
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