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fluid coupling

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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.

Origin of fluid coupling

First recorded in 1935–40
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