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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]
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To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
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To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
A parson who couples all our beggars.
--Swift.
Coupling \Coup"ling\ (-l?ng), n.
The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
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(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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 act of joining together to form a couple 2 a device that couples two things together 3 (context computing English) the degree of reliance between two program modules 4 (context electronics English) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them 5 (context physics English) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other 6 (context sexuality English) sexual intercourse
WordNet
n. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [syn: yoke]
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: coupler]
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" [syn: mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union]
Wikipedia
A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. Couplings do not normally allow disconnection of shafts during operation, however there are torque limiting couplings which can slip or disconnect when some torque limit is exceeded.
The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end movement or both. By careful selection, installation and maintenance of couplings, substantial savings can be made in reduced maintenance costs and downtime.
Coupling is a British television sitcom written by Steven Moffat that aired on BBC2 from 12 May 2000 to 14 June 2004. Produced by Hartswood Films for the BBC, the show centres on the dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps of six friends in their late twenties and thirties, often depicting the three women and the three men each talking among themselves about the same events, but in entirely different terms.
The series was inspired by Moffat's relationship with producer Sue Vertue, to the extent that they gave their names to two of the characters. Coupling is an example of the "group-genre", an ensemble show that had proven popular at the time. Critics compared the show to the American sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld.
The critical reaction was largely positive, and the show was named "Best TV Comedy" at the 2003 British Comedy Awards. The show debuted to unimpressive ratings, but its popularity soon increased and by the end of the third series the show had achieved respectable ratings in the UK. The series began airing on PBS stations and on BBC America in the United States in late 2002 and quickly gained a devoted fanbase there as well. The show is syndicated around the world. Short-lived American and Greek adaptations were briefly produced in 2003 and 2007 respectively. In a 2004 poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom, Coupling came 54th.
In probability theory, coupling is a proof technique that allows one to compare two unrelated random variables(distributions) X and Y by creating a random vector W whose marginal distributions correspond to X and Y respectively. The choice of W is generally not unique, and the whole idea of "coupling" is about making such a choice so that X and Y can be related in a certain way we desire.
In software engineering, coupling is the manner and degree of interdependence between software modules; a measure of how closely connected two routines or modules are; the strength of the relationships between modules.
Coupling is usually contrasted with cohesion. Low coupling often correlates with high cohesion, and vice versa. Low coupling is often a sign of a well-structured computer system and a good design, and when combined with high cohesion, supports the general goals of high readability and maintainability.
In physics, two systems are coupled if they are interacting with each other. Of special interest is the coupling of two (or more) vibratory systems (e.g. pendula or resonant circuits) by means of springs or magnetic fields, etc. Characteristic for a coupled oscillation is the effect of beat.
The concept of coupling is particularly important in physical cosmology, in which various forms of matter gradually decouple and recouple between each other.
Coupling is also important in physics for the generation of plasmas. In electrical discharges, the coupling of an exciting field and a medium creates plasmas. The quality of the coupling of an exciting field of given frequency to a charged particle depends on resonance.
Coupling is a connection or joint between two things.
Coupling may also refer to:
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Coupling (physics), when two systems are interacting with each other
- Rotational–vibrational coupling, occurring when rotation frequency of an object is close to or identical to a natural internal vibration frequency
- Angular momentum coupling, the combining of quantized angular momentum (e.g., the interaction between two nuclei in nuclear magnetic resonance)
- Quantum coupling, when quantum states in one of the systems will cause an instantaneous change in all of the bound systems
- Coupling (computer programming), the degree to which each program module relies on each one of the other modules
- Coupling (electronics), the transfer of a signal from one medium or circuit block to another
- Coupling ( genetics), a type of genetic linkage
- Coupling (piping), a short length of pipe or tube to connect two pipes or tubes together
- Coupling (probability), a proof technique in probability theory
- Railway coupling, a mechanism for connecting railway rolling stock
- Azo coupling, often called "coupling", an electrophilic substitution reaction
- Coupling reaction, reactions between hydrocarbon fragments in organic chemistry
- Hose coupling, a piece on the end of a hose to connect it to extra hoses or hose appliances
- Coupling track, a term in music recording for a B-side track
- Joint encoding, an audio compression technique in which the redundancy of information between audio channels is reduced; also commonly known as channel coupling or stereo coupling
- Mating or the act of sexual intercourse
- Coupling, the distance formed by the lumbar vertebrae of a horse's back.
In electronics and telecommunication, coupling is the desirable or undesirable transfer of energy from one medium, such as a metallic wire or an optical fiber, to another medium.
Coupling is also the transfer of electrical energy from one circuit segment to another. For example, energy is transferred from a power source to an electrical load by means of conductive coupling, which may be either resistive or hard-wire. An AC potential may be transferred from one circuit segment to another having a DC potential by use of a capacitor. Electrical energy may be transferred from one circuit segment to another segment with different impedance by use of a transformer. This is known as impedance matching. These are examples of electrostatic and electrodynamic inductive coupling.
A coupling (or coupler) (used in piping or plumbing) is a very short length of pipe or tube, with a socket at one or both ends that allows two pipes or tubes to be joined, welded ( steel), brazed or soldered ( copper, brass etc.) together.
Alternatively it is a short length of pipe with two female National pipe threads (NPT) (in North American terms, a coupler is a double female while a nipple is double male) or two male or female British standard pipe threads.
If the two ends of a coupling are different (e.g. one BSP threaded and one NPT threaded), then it is usually referred to as an adapter. Another variation is one plain socket and one threaded socket. Yet another variation would be 3/4" NPT to 1/2" NPT.
When the two ends use the same connection method but are of a different size, the terms reducing coupling or reducer are used.
Coupling is a 2003 American remake of the British television sitcom of the same title, which aired on NBC.
Coupling is a 2007 Greek remake of the British television sitcom of the same title which aired on ANT1.
The show was directed by Stephanos Kodomari, and written by Tina Kampitsi. The series started being broadcast on November 15, 2007 at 23:00. The series was then dropped by ANT1 in February 2008 due to low ratings.
Usage examples of "coupling".
Now at last he understood why twining was so highly regarded, why it was considered a delight more powerful even than coupling.
The final coupling of Beatrice and Benedick is remarkably free of any constraints of social custom other than their serious and mutual investigation as to what it would be like to live together permanently as wife and husband.
Harry could see the green work engine nose to nose with the freight car, its engineer and brakeman with their backs to them, working at the couplings.
The young brakie had already parted the coupling between the Pooltex car and the rear of the train.
Yet it was not politic to cast her off, for she was no Metella Calva, coupling indiscriminately with the lowborn, nor did she couple with the highborn.
This marriage between postmodernism and fundamentalism is certainly an odd coupling considering that postmodernist and fundamentalist discourses stand in most respects in polar opposition: hybridity versus purity, difference versus identity, mobility versus stasis.
One arm around his neck, she clambered upon his hips, the other hand effecting the coupling for which Cathy had of course prepared him well.
He answered by grasping her armpits, raising her up as he rose to his own feet, lifting her upon his hips and coupling them.
He placed one hand beneath her shoulders, the other beneath her hips, and backed away from the bed, lifting her with him to maintain their coupling.
And he had a feeling that he, like others who suffered from hypersexuality, was not going to be satisfied with a single coupling.
The Adams coupling found the usual psionic abilities, with the parakinetic strengths intensified to an unbelievable degree.
I recall offhand, Tywood has published papers on the effect of liquid viscosity on the wings of the Rayleigh line, on higher-orbit field equations, and on spin-orbit coupling of two nucleons, but his main work is on quadrupole moments.
Though her innocent dolphins were one of the few species aside from man who participated in intercourse for pleasure as well as mating, the coupling had seemed so pure and clean, producing the majestic Sosie a year later.
In the entire gaggle of miscellaneous tools, the only thing that could handle the coupling on the radiator pipe was the Stillson that Grego Collins had taken.
She touched a finger to her forehead, coupling a transdermal ID implant to the phone so that it could vouch for her.