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acoplamiento — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coupling noun A mechanical device or fitting that joins two parts together, such as two pipes, train cars, or machine components.
  • dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  • engagement noun A formal agreement to marry, or the period before a wedding.

Senses

acoplamiento is used for these senses in English:

  • coupling (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
  • dock An act or instance of docking; joining two things together.
  • engagement (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.

coupling — full definition

  1. noun A mechanical device or fitting that joins two parts together, such as two pipes, train cars, or machine components.
  2. noun In software or electronics, the degree to which two systems, modules, or circuits depend on or affect each other.

dock — full definition

  1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
  3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
  4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
  5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

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