COUPLING


Meaning of COUPLING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-pliŋ ( usual for 2 ]

), -pə-liŋ noun

Date: 14th century

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. : a means of electric connection of two electric circuits by having a part common to both

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.