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Webster 1913 Edition


Coupling

Coup′ling

(-l?ng)
,
Noun.
1.
The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
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
.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Coupling

COUPLING

,
ppr.
Uniting in couples; fastening or connecting together; embracing.

COUPLING

,
Noun.
1.
That which couples or connects. 2 Chronicles 34
2.The act of coupling.

Definition 2024


coupling

coupling

English

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coupling

  1. present participle of couple

Noun

coupling (plural couplings)

  1. act of joining together to form a couple
  2. a device that couples two things together
  3. (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
  4. (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
  5. (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
  6. (sexuality) sexual intercourse

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