About The Word Coupling
Learn about the word Coupling to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Coupling definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Coupling
| Coupling Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Coupling?
[n] 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"
[n] a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [n] connection between two things so they move together Synonyms | Synonyms for Coupling: conjugation | coupler | mating | pairing | sexual union | union | yoke Related Terms | Find terms related to Coupling: 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 See Also | assortative mating | clevis | clutch | connecter | connection | connective | connector | connexion | cross | crossbreeding | crossing | disassortative mating | fluid drive | hybridisation | hybridization | hybridizing | inbreeding | interbreeding | mechanical device | service | servicing | sex | sex activity | sexual activity | sexual practice | swivel | universal | universal joint Coupling In Webster's Dictionary \Coup"ling\ (-l?ng), n.
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Benefit concert ‐ a concert given for the benefit of some…
- Portugal ‐ a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese…
- Myrmecophytic ‐ (botany) of or relating to…
- Tract ‐ a bundle of nerve fibers following a path through the brain [n]…
- Arthur koestler ‐ British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the…
- Handily ‐ with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" [adv] in a convenient…
- Samuel beckett ‐ a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France;…
- Genus holbrookia ‐ earless lizards
- Mulishly ‐ in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in…
- Pan troglodytes ‐ intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial…