coupling

English

Etymology

From Middle English couplyng; equivalent to couple +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʌplɪŋ/

Verb

coupling

present participle of couple

Noun

coupling (plural couplings)

act of joining together to form a couple
a device that couples two things together
(computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
(electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
(sexuality) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

(computing) dependency

Antonyms

(computing) cohesion

Hyponyms

Related terms

decoupling

Translations

act of joining together to form a couple

Armenian: կցորդում (hy) (kcʿordum)
Bulgarian: чифтосване n (čiftosvane)
Finnish: yhdistäminen (fi), yhteenliittäminen, kytkentä
German: Verbindung (de) f, Verkupplung f
Greek: σύζευξη (el) f (sýzefxi), ζευγάρωμα (el) n (zevgároma)

Polish: sprzęganie (pl) n
Romanian: cuplare (ro) f, legare (ro) f
Russian: соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije), стыко́вка (ru) f (stykóvka), сце́пка (ru) f (scépka)
Spanish: enganche (es) m, acoplamiento (es) m (technical), entronque (es) m

device that couples two things together

Armenian: կցորդիչ (hy) (kcʿordičʿ)
Bulgarian: съединител (bg) m (sǎedinítel)
Finnish: liitin (fi), yhde
German: Verbindung (de) f, Kupplung (de) f, Koppler m (electronics)
Greek: ζευκτήρας (el) m (zefktíras)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kobling (no) m or f

Polish: sprzęg (pl) m
Romanian: ambreiaj (ro) n, cuplaj (ro) n
Russian: соедини́тель (ru) m (sojedinítelʹ), му́фта (ru) f (múfta)
Spanish: acoplador (es) m, juntura (es) f

sexual intercourse — see sexual intercourse

(computing) degree of reliance between two program modules

Finnish: kytkentä
French: dépendance (fr) f
German: Kopplung f

Russian: свя́занность (ru) f (svjázannostʹ), зави́симость (ru) f (zavísimostʹ)
Turkish: bağlama (tr)

(electronics) connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them

Finnish: kytkentä
German: Einkopplung f
Greek: σύνδεση (el) f (sýndesi), ένωση (el) f (énosi)

Romanian: conectare (ro) f, contact (ro) n
Russian: конта́кт (ru) m (kontákt)
Spanish: acoplamiento (es) m

(physics) property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other

Finnish: kytkentä
German: Kopplung f

Polish: sprzężenie n
Russian: связь (ru) f (svjazʹ), свя́занность (ru) f (svjázannostʹ)

References

coupling (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

coupling

Alternative form of couplyng

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