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. countable noun [usually singular, usu Nof pl-n]
When two different things, ideas, or activities are combined, or when two people work together, you can refer to this combination as a coupling.
[written]
Anton the chef concocts a sensual coupling of lobster and asparagus.
The uneasy coupling of fascism and conservatism spawned a new kind of political regime.
Their alliance had appeared to have longevity, although initially it had seemed anunlikely coupling.
3. variable noun
An act of sexual intercourse is sometimes referred to as coupling.
[formal]
...sexual couplings.
4. See also couple
coupling in British English
(ˈkʌplɪŋ)
noun
1.
a mechanical device that connects two things
2.
a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
3.
the part of the body of a horse, dog, or other quadruped that lies between the forequarters and the hindquarters
4. electronics
the act or process of linking two or more circuits so that power can be transferred between them usually by mutual induction, as in a transformer, or by means of a capacitor or inductor common to both circuits
See also direct coupling
5. physics
an interaction between different properties of a system, such as a group of atoms or nuclei, or between two or more systems
6. genetics
the occurrence of two specified nonallelic genes from the same parent on the same chromosome
coupling in American English
(ˈkʌplɪŋ)
noun
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 hipbones and the ribs; loin
5.
a method or device for joining two electric circuits for the transference of energy from one to the other
coupling in Automotive Engineering1
(kʌplɪŋ)
Word forms: (regular plural) couplings
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A coupling is a device which is used to join two pieces of equipment, such as rotating shafts, together.
A coupling connects the two rotating shafts.
The coupling provides a connection between two adjacent rotating shafts that can easily be brokenand restored.
The coupling may be either flexible or rigid, and is used to join two shafts to transmit motionfrom one shaft to another.
coupling in Automotive Engineering2
(kʌplɪŋ)
Word forms: (regular plural) couplings
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Bodywork, controls, and accessories)
A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles together.
Before driving away, re-check the trailer coupling.
Brakes must be checked before towing, and all fittings, couplings, and safety chains need to be securely fastened.
This coupling will allow a trailer to do a full turn without any resistance, and the movement upand down is ample.
coupling in Mechanical Engineering
(kʌplɪŋ)
Word forms: (regular plural) couplings
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A coupling is a device that connects two things together.
A coupling came loose causing the trailer to break away from the vehicle.
The gear couplings that we produce are used to join the various motors and gearboxes so that the motorswork efficiently.
A coupling is a device that connects two things together.
coupler
Examples of 'coupling' in a sentence
coupling
Putting plants on boats isn't as unlikely a coupling as you may think.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Besides, this is no mindless celebrity coupling.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The similar comic coupling of two secret agents in Expo 58 was clumsily off key.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'coupling'
couple
If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
galvanic couple
two people who regularly associate with each other or live together
half coupling
a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
direct coupling
conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitive coupling
flange coupling
a driving coupling between rotating shafts that consists of flanges (or half couplings ) one of which is fixed at the end of each shaft, the two flanges being bolted together with a ring of bolts to complete the drive
fluid coupling
a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission, using a torque converter
coupling capacitor
A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that is used to transmit an alternating current signal from one node to another.
hydraulic coupling
a hydraulic device for the smooth transmission of power in which an engine-driven impeller transmits its momentum to a fluid held in a sealed container, which in turn drives a rotor
coupling coefficient
The coupling coefficient of a pair of coils is a measure of the magnetic effect passing between them.
universal joint
a form of coupling between two rotating shafts allowing freedom of angular movement in all directions
blocking capacitor
a capacitor that blocks the passage of direct current but allows alternating current to pass