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noun
- 1. a device for connecting parts of machinery: "undo the couplings so you can lift the pump out"
- 2. the pairing of two items: "the coupling of tribunals with ministerial enquiries"
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A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end movement or both.
A coupling is a mechanical element part that connects two shafts together to accurately transmit the power from the drive side to the driven side while absorbing the mounting error, misalignment, etc. of the two shafts.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈkʌp.lɪŋ / us / ˈkʌp.lɪŋ / Add to word list. a device that joins two things together: The carriage at the end of the train was left stranded when the coupling broke. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fastening and tying. be locked together idiom. belay. bind. board something up. bound. bowline. clamp. gag. half hitch.
A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together. Before driving away, re-check the trailer coupling. 2. countable noun [usually singular, usu N of pl-n] When two different things, ideas, or activities are combined, or when two people work together, you can refer to this combination as a coupling. [written]
noun. cou· pling. (usual for sense 2) ˈkə-pliŋ. -pə-liŋ. Synonyms of coupling. 1. : the act of bringing or coming together : pairing. specifically : sexual union. 2. : a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects. 3. : the joining of or the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters of a quadruped. 4.
coupling. / ˈkʌplɪŋ / noun. a mechanical device that connects two things. a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together. the part of the body of a horse, dog, or other quadruped that lies between the forequarters and the hindquarters.
Definition of coupling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
coupling meaning, definition, what is coupling: something that connects two things toget...: Learn more.
noun. 1. the act of joining together, pairing, copulating, etc. 2. a flexible or rigid mechanical device or part for joining parts together, as two shafts. 3. coupler (sense a) 4. the part of the body, as of a dog or horse, between the hipbones and the ribs; loin. 5.
