1. coupling(n = noun.artifact) yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together; Array
is a kind of connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
Derived form verb couple1
2. coupling(n = noun.artifact) coupler - a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects; Array
is a kind of mechanical device
has particulars: clevis, clutch, fluid drive, swivel, turnbuckle, universal, universal joint
Derived form verb couple2
3. coupling(n = noun.act) conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
is a kind of sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
has particulars: assortative mating, disassortative mating, cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, inbreeding, service, servicing
Derived form verb couple4
1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union. [1913 Webster]
2. A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts. [1913 Webster]
coupling, n.
1 a a link connecting railway carriages etc. b a device for connecting parts of machinery.
2 Physics a connection between two systems, causing one to oscillate when the other does so.
3 Mus. a the arrangement of items on a gramophone record. b each such item.