- present participle of couple.
coupling
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"With further optimization of cavity structures and material systems, vacuum-fluctuation coupling may enable more pronounced and widely applicable control of quantum states," said Prof. Zeng.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
People pay a premium for iPhones because they perceive value in the tight coupling of hardware, software and apps inside Apple’s ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
By comparing the modern climate with several centuries of past conditions, they were also able to judge how unusual the current weakening of Indian and Pacific Ocean coupling really is.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Asmodeus” is a bewildering incantation about the coupling of poetry and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He has me sit down and uses an Allen wrench to loosen the top coupling.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Once the animals are brought together, their couplings will alert conservancy staff that the timing is right for reproductive success.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024
Each new school also got an emergency generator and exterior couplings to receive clean water from tankers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
That classical-quantum couplings might explain localistation of the wavefunction has been suggested by others including M. Hall and M. Reginatto, Diosi and Tilloy, and David Poulin.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Atoms can be surprisingly picky about their couplings with light.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
The locksmith hears no whistles, no rattling couplings: no trains.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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