| NOUN | artifact | coupler, coupling | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
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| Sounds | kah'pler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects. | |
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| Synonym | coupling | |
| Narrower | clevis | A coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling |
| clutch | A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism | |
| fluid drive | An automotive power coupling | |
| swivel | A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin | |
| turnbuckle | An oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension | |
| universal joint, universal | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions | |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | acoplador, acoplamiento | |
| Catalan | acoblador, acoblament | |
| Verbs | couple | link together |
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