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coupling

[kuhp-ling] / ˈkʌp lɪŋ /


NOUN
sexual intercourse
Synonyms


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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

Instead, a single-particle model based on a three-dimensional Dirac Hamiltonian and including strong spin-orbit coupling was able to reproduce the experimental regimes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

“Asmodeus” is a bewildering incantation about the coupling of poetry and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Their work explains how these quasiparticles arise through the coupling of optically generated excitons with the collective movement of electrons in the crystal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

The fact that he’d previously lied about their coupling, and hadn’t done the spiritual work to put it behind him, ruled out his participation in the mission.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025

In addition, the team will explore the possibility of creating quantum materials, in which radical molecular units lead magnetic exchange couplings between the units as designed -- a quantum mechanical effect.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024

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

The train lurches forward, the cars jerking as the engine pulls the slack from their couplings.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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