coupling

  • 111coupling — cou·pling || kÊŒplɪŋ n. mating; joining, bringing together; connecting part (Machinery) adj. connecting, linking, joining cou·ple || kÊŒpl n. pair, duo, group of two persons or things; (Mechanics) two equal forces acting in opposite… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 112Coupling, J.J. — pseud. di Pierce, John …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 113coupling — noun (C) 1 something that connects two things together, especially two vehicles 2 formal an act of coming together to have sex …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 114coupling — cou·pling …

    English syllables

  • 115coupling — cou•pling [[t]ˈkʌp lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of one that couples 2) mac a device for joining two rotating shafts semipermanently at their ends so as to transmit torque from one to the other 3) rai coupler 3) 4) elm a) the association of two circuits …

    From formal English to slang

  • 116coupling — The phase state in which either two dominant or two recessive alleles of two different genes occur on the same chromosome. Synonym: cis configuration Opposite: repulsion; trans configuration …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 117coupling — n. 1 a a link connecting railway carriages etc. b a device for connecting parts of machinery. 2 Physics a connection between two systems, causing one to oscillate when the other does so. 3 Mus. a the arrangement of items on a gramophone record. b …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 118List of Coupling episodes — Coupling is a BBC Television sitcom. Written by Steven Moffat, it was based on his relationship with Sue Vertue, the show s producer.[1] Martin Dennis directed all 28 episodes for Hartswood Films. The first episode was transmitted on 12 May… …

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  • 119Angular momentum coupling — Coupling in science Classical coupling Rotational–vibrational coupling Quantum coupling Quantum mechanical coupling Rovibrational coupling Vibronic coupling Rovibronic coupling Angular momentum coupling …

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  • 120Box coupling — 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