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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.
Compare hydraulic torque converter.
Origin of fluid coupling
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby fluid coupling
fluffy, flügelhorn, flugelman, fluid, fluid balance, fluid coupling, fluid dram, fluid drive, fluid dynamics, fluidextract, fluidics
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