COUPLER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'kuplur
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| Matching Terms: | | couple, couple on, couple up, Couple-beggar, Couple-close, coupled, coupled reaction, coupled transport, Couplement, couplet
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
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| | Synonyms: | | coupling |
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| | See Also: | | clevis, clutch, fluid drive, mechanical device, swivel, universal, universal joint | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n.
One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or
shackle, to connect cars.
{Coupler of an organ}, a contrivance by which any two or more
of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so
as to act together when the organ is played.
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