coupling meaning and definition

COUPLING noun

Definition of coupling (noun)

1. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
   • synonyms: yoke
2. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
   • synonyms: coupler
3. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   • "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
   • synonyms: conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union