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noun
Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: coupling
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noun
A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: coupling
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Broader terms: mechanical device
Narrower terms: clevis, clutch, fluid drive, swivel, turnbuckle, universal joint, universal
History
Etymology tree English couple Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coupler From couple + -er.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
