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Coupling (disambiguation) — Coupling is a connection or joint between two things. Coupling may also refer to: Television Coupling (UK TV series), a British sitcom written by Steven Moffat for the BBC Coupling (U.S. TV series), a short lived American sitcom based on the… … Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coupling box — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coupling pin — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coupling — [kup′liŋ] n. 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… … English World dictionary
Coupling (railway) — Knuckle (AAR Type E ) couplers in use ICE coupler A c … Wikipedia
coupling — [[t]kʌ̱plɪŋ[/t]] couplings 1) N COUNT: oft supp N 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) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of pl n When two… … English dictionary
coupling factors — Proteins responsible for coupling transmembrane potentials to ATP synthesis in chloroplasts and mitochondria. Include ATP synthesising enzymes (F1 in mitochondrion), that can also act as ATP ases … Dictionary of molecular biology
coupling — /kup ling/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that couples. 2. Mach. a. a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other. Cf. clutch1 (def. 12a). b. a part with an inside… … Universalium
coupling — coup|ling [ˈkʌplıŋ] n 1.) something that connects two things together, especially two vehicles 2.) when two things are joined or connected = ↑combination ▪ an attractive coupling of two Slavonic Dances 3.) formal an act of having sex … Dictionary of contemporary English
