单词 | coupler |
释义 | coupler /kup"leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that couples or links together. 2. Mach. a rod or link transmitting force and motion between a rotating part and a rotating or oscillating part. 3. Also called coupling. Railroads. a device for joining pieces of rolling stock. 4. a device in an organ or harpsichord for connecting keys, manuals, or a manual and pedals, so that they are played together when one is played. 5. Elect. a device for transferring electrical energy from one circuit to another, as a transformer that joins parts of a radio apparatus together by induction. 6. (in color photography) a chemical that reacts with the developer to produce one of the colors in a print or transparency. [1545-55; COUPLE + -ER1] |
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