 coupling |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | |
| Synonyms: | yoke | |
| Related terms: | connection match | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | |
| Synonyms: | coupler | |
| Related terms: | mechanical_device clevis clutch swivel universal_joint fluid_drive couple | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology,sexuality) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | |
| Synonyms: | mating union sexual_union conjugation pairing | |
| Examples: | "the casual couplings of adolescents" "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" |
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| Related terms: | sexual_activity inbreeding hybridization assortative_mating servicing disassortative_mating copulate conjugate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Coplin cobbling Copeland copaline couple_on Coplon Coplen Coplan |
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