fluid coupling

noun

Machinery. an apparatus in which a fluid, usually oil, transmits torque from one shaft to another, producing an equal torque in the other shaft.

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Also called hydraulic coupling.
Compare hydraulic torque converter.

Origin of fluid coupling

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby fluid coupling

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