COUPLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coupler mean? 

• COUPLER (noun)
  The noun COUPLER has 1 sense:

1. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

  Familiarity information: COUPLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUPLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coupler; coupling

Hypernyms ("coupler" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coupler"):

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; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.)

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; universal joint (coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions)

Derivation:

couple (link together)