coupler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that couples or links together.
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Machinery. a rod or link transmitting force and motion between a rotating part and a rotating or oscillating part.
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Also called coupling. Railroads. a device for joining pieces of rolling stock.
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a device in an organ or harpsichord for connecting keys, manuals, or a manual and pedals, so that they are played together when one is played.
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Electricity. a device for transferring electrical energy from one circuit to another, as a transformer that joins parts of a radio apparatus together by induction.
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(in color photography) a chemical that reacts with the developer to produce one of the colors in a print or transparency.
noun
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a link or rod transmitting power between two rotating mechanisms or a rotating part and a reciprocating part
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music a device on an organ or harpsichord connecting two keys, two manuals, etc, so that both may be played at once
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electronics a device, such as a transformer, used to couple two or more electrical circuits
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Also called (in eg Britain): coupling. a device for connecting railway cars or trucks together
Etymology
Origin of coupler
Example Sentences
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Their novel architecture involves a circuit that has two fluxonium qubits on either end, with a tunable transmon coupler in the middle to join them together.
From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023
The cars weren’t equipped with alignment control couplers that “resist lateral coupler movement under compressive in-train forces.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
The coupler involved in the 2018 separation had a bolt that was the wrong size, Metro Chief Safety Officer Theresa Impastato said last year.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2021
There are accessories for high-capacity magazines, banned in California, including a Magpul-brand coupler that holds two 30-round clips of M16 bullets.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2019
Then with a quick, bold snap, Ralph lifted the coupler and the pin shot out.
From Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail by Chapman, Allen
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