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coupling Definition

cou·pling (kup′liŋ)

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 )
  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 Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • investigate: Current and future studies will investigate neurovascular coupling over a broad range of stimulus parameters and cortical areas.

Adjective modifier

  • capacitive: Having a high input impedance means it only takes very little capacitive coupling to get a reading.
  • dipolar: T he development of a new and robust liquid crystalline medium for the measurement of residual dipolar couplings.
  • viscous: Subject: Viscous coupling Posted on: 04/09/2006 How do you determine if the fan viscous coupling is done for?
  • inductive: This type of receiver inset provides inductive coupling to certain types of behind the ear ' hearing aid.
  • anomalous: Quartic gage boson couplings are implemented according to the Standard Model only ( no anomalous couplings ).
  • hydraulic: Assume all four engines to be running idle with their hydraulic couplings empty.

Modifies a noun

  • capacitor: To prevent the transformer forming a DC short across the supply, an AC coupling capacitor is included.
  • coefficient: Running time: Calculation of a coupling coefficient takes a small fraction of a second.
  • rod: The coupling rods were then fitted back on the wheels.
  • constant: The values of the quantum coupling constants are often denoted by the lower case Greek letter alpha, alpha with some specializing subscript.
  • reaction: This ultimately gave 15 as the product but an intermediate in the oxidative coupling reaction, 21, was isolated and structurally characterized.
  • mechanism: The mitochondrial chemiosmotic coupling mechanism was first proposed by Peter Mitchell, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1978.

Preposition: between

  • coil: The degree of magnetic coupling between the two coils is represented by the factor k. There are clearly several variables in this arrangement.

Noun used with modifier

  • spin-orbit: Atomic chlorine, being heavier, exhibits stronger spin-orbit coupling.
  • spin-spin: The effect is known as spin-spin coupling or spin-spin splitting.
  • excitation-contraction: Dr. Niall MacFarlane ( University of Glasgow ) Common interest: Effects of reactive oxygen species on excitation-contraction coupling.
  • hyperfine: The mechanisms by which nuclear hyperfine coupling arises for radicals in fluid solution should be understood.
  • buckeye: They have all welded steel bodies, Pullman gangways and buckeye couplings.
  • ocean-atmosphere: The essence of the research was using powerful statistical techniques to search for potential ocean-atmosphere coupling in both modeled and observational data.