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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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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Also called hydraulic coupling.
Compare hydraulic torque converter.
Origin of fluid coupling
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby fluid coupling
fluffer, fluffy, flügelhorn, flugelman, fluid, fluid coupling, fluid dram, fluid drive, fluid dynamics, fluidextract, fluidics
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