slovodefinícia
couple
(mass)
couple
- pár, spojiť
couple
(encz)
couple,dvojice n: Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,manželé
couple
(encz)
couple,pár
couple
(encz)
couple,párovat v: Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,pojit v: Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,spárovat v: Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,spojit v: Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,spojit se Zdeněk Brož
couple
(encz)
couple,spojovat v: Zdeněk Brož
Couple
(gcide)
Couple \Cou"ple\ (k[u^]p"'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a
bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See Art, a., and
cf. Copula.]
1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or
tie; a coupler. [Obs.]
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It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs
in couples; they should be of the same size and
humor. --L'Estrange.
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I'll go in couples with her. --Shak.
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2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a
pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." --Sir P. Sidney.
"A couple of drops" --Addison. "A couple of miles."
--Dickens. "A couple of weeks." --Carlyle.
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Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a
couple. --Locke.
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[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2
Sam. xvi. 1.
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3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and
woman who are married or betrothed.
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Such were our couple, man and wife. --Lloyd.
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Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
--Milton.
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4. (Arch.) See Couple-close.
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5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which
compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or
galvanic couple.
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6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in
amount but opposite in direction, and acting along
parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a
rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a
motion of translation.
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Couple
(gcide)
Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr.
L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble,
v.]
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1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
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Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
.
And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
--Shak.
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2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
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A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.
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Couple
(gcide)
Couple \Cou"ple\, v. i.
To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs.]
--Milton. Bacon.
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couple
(wn)
couple
n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged
couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple,
twosome, duo, duet]
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match]
3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
4: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
5: (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces
that act along parallel lines
v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn:
match, mate, couple, pair, twin]
2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple,
uncouple]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair, pair off, partner off, couple]
4: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
[syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
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couples
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couplet
(encz)
couplet,dvojverší adj: Zdeněk Brož
decouple
(encz)
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decoupled
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had a couple
(encz)
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power couple, n:
recouple
(encz)
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thermocouple
(encz)
thermocouple,termočlánek n: Zdeněk Brož
thermocouple junction
(encz)
thermocouple junction, n:
uncouple
(encz)
uncouple,odpojit v: Zdeněk Brožuncouple,rozpojit v: Zdeněk Brož
uncoupled
(encz)
uncoupled,bez vzájemného propojení [mat.] Milan Svoboda
charged couple device
(czen)
Charged Couple Device,CCD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad
visually coupled acquisition and targeting system
(czen)
Visually Coupled Acquisition and Targeting System,VCATS[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad
Accouple
(gcide)
Accouple \Ac*cou"ple\, v. t. [OF. acopler, F. accoupler. See
Couple.]
To join; to couple. [R.]
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The Englishmen accoupled themselves with the Frenchmen.
--Hall.
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Accouplement
(gcide)
Accouplement \Ac*cou"ple*ment\ (-k[u^]p"'l*ment), n. [Cf. F.
accouplement.]
1. The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.
[R.] --Caxton.
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2. That which couples, as a tie or brace. [R.]
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Car coupler
(gcide)
Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
Chariot.]
1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
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2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
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Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
introduced into England from America are called cars;
as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
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3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
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The gilded car of day. --Milton.
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The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.
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4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
Bear, or the Dipper.
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The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
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5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
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6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
contain passengers, ballast, etc.
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7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
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Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]

Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
or locomotive.

Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]

Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]

Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]

Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, {Parlor
car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
for the comfort of travelers.
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Couple-beggar
(gcide)
Couple-beggar \Cou"ple-beg`gar\ (-b?g`g?r), n.
One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other.
--Swift.
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Couple-close
(gcide)
Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]s`), n.; pl.
Couple-closes (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]"s[e^]z).
1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth
of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on
each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be
either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron
cottised.
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2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed
at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
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Couple-closes
(gcide)
Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]s`), n.; pl.
Couple-closes (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]"s[e^]z).
1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth
of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on
each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be
either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron
cottised.
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2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed
at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
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coupled
(gcide)
coupled \coupled\ adj.
1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.

Syn: conjugate, conjugated.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer
trucks. Opposite of unconnected or unlinked

Syn: joined, linked.
[WordNet 1.5]Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr.
L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble,
v.]
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1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
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Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
.
And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
--Shak.
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2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
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A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.
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Coupled
(gcide)
coupled \coupled\ adj.
1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.

Syn: conjugate, conjugated.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer
trucks. Opposite of unconnected or unlinked

Syn: joined, linked.
[WordNet 1.5]Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (k[u^]p"'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Coupling (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr.
L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble,
v.]
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1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or
fasten together; to join.
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Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .
.
And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.
--Shak.
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2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
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A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.
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coupled joined linked
(gcide)
connected \connected\ adj.
1. p. p. of connect. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent,
adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous,
coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: adjunctive]
[Narrower terms: affined] [Narrower terms: attached]
[Narrower terms: contiguous, in contact] [Narrower
terms: coupled, joined, linked] [Narrower terms:
cursive, flowing] [Narrower terms: siamese] [Narrower
terms: socially connected, well-connected] unconnected
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2. being joined in close association.

Syn: affiliated, attached.
[WordNet 1.5]

3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of
electric signals. [Narrower terms: wired (vs. wireless)]
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4. (Music) legato. staccato

Syn: flowing, smooth.
[WordNet 1.5]

5. associated with or accompanying.

Syn: associated.
[WordNet 1.5]

6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct
communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms:
on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)]

Syn: machine-accessible.
[WordNet 1.5]

7. switched on. [Narrower terms: {on-line (vs. off-line),
online, on line(predicate)}]

Syn: ready, on.
[WordNet 1.5]

8. having some relation.

Syn: related.
[WordNet 1.5]
Couplement
(gcide)
Couplement \Cou"ple*ment\ (k?p"'l-ment), n. [Cf. OF.
couplement.]
Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. [Obs.] --Shak.
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And forth together rode, a goodly couplement.
--Spenser.
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coupler
(gcide)
Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See Couple.]
1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and
predicate.
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2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals
with the pedals; -- called also coupler.
[1913 Webster]Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n.
One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or
shackle, to connect cars.
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Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more
of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so
as to act together when the organ is played.
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Coupler
(gcide)
Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See Couple.]
1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and
predicate.
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2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals
with the pedals; -- called also coupler.
[1913 Webster]Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n.
One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or
shackle, to connect cars.
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Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more
of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so
as to act together when the organ is played.
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Coupler of an organ
(gcide)
Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n.
One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or
shackle, to connect cars.
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Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more
of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so
as to act together when the organ is played.
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Couplet
(gcide)
Couplet \Coup"let\ (-l?t), n. [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See
Couple, n. ]
Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of
verse that rhyme with each other.
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A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. --Crabbe.
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Direct-coupled
(gcide)
Direct-coupled \Di*rect"-cou"pled\, a.
Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a
dynamo.

Direct-coupled antenna (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna
connected electrically with one point of a closed
oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Direct-coupled antenna
(gcide)
Direct-coupled \Di*rect"-cou"pled\, a.
Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a
dynamo.

Direct-coupled antenna (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna
connected electrically with one point of a closed
oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
galvanic couple
(gcide)
Couple \Cou"ple\ (k[u^]p"'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a
bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See Art, a., and
cf. Copula.]
1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or
tie; a coupler. [Obs.]
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It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs
in couples; they should be of the same size and
humor. --L'Estrange.
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I'll go in couples with her. --Shak.
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2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a
pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." --Sir P. Sidney.
"A couple of drops" --Addison. "A couple of miles."
--Dickens. "A couple of weeks." --Carlyle.
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Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a
couple. --Locke.
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[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2
Sam. xvi. 1.
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3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and
woman who are married or betrothed.
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Such were our couple, man and wife. --Lloyd.
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Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
--Milton.
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4. (Arch.) See Couple-close.
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5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which
compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or
galvanic couple.
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6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in
amount but opposite in direction, and acting along
parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a
rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a
motion of translation.
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Leverage of a couple
(gcide)
Leverage \Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or
l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n.
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the
lever.
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Leverage of a couple (Mech.), the perpendicular distance
between the lines of action of two forces which act in
parallel and opposite directions.

Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the
line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about
which the body may be supposed to turn.
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Main couple
(gcide)
Main \Main\ (m[=a]n), a. [From Main strength, possibly
influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf.
Magnate.]
1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.]
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That current with main fury ran. --Daniel.
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2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] "The main abyss." --Milton.
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3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] "It's a man
untruth." --Sir W. Scott.
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4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.;
as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.
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Our main interest is to be happy as we can.
--Tillotson.
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5. Important; necessary. [Obs.]
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That which thou aright
Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton.
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By main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent
effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.
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That Maine which by main force Warwick did win.
--Shak.
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By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy
weight by main strength.

Main beam (Steam Engine), working beam.

Main boom (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the
mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.

Main brace.
(a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf.
Counter brace.
(b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard.

Main center (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working
beam or side lever swings.

Main chance. See under Chance.

Main couple (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof.

Main deck (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the
principal deck.

Main keel (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel,
as distinguished from the false keel.
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Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
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Moment of a couple
(gcide)
Moment \Mo"ment\, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum
movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and
cf. Momentum, Movement.]
1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as,
at that very moment.
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In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. --1 Cor.
xv. 52.
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2. Impulsive power; force; momentum.
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The moments or quantities of motion in bodies.
--Berkley.
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Touch, with lightest moment of impulse,
His free will. --Milton.
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3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight
or value; consideration.
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Matters of great moment. --Shak.
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It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less
moment and consequence of us than the others.
--Bentley.
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4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or
consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
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5. (Math.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an
increment or decrement. [Obs.]
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6. (Mech.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce
motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.
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Moment of a couple (Mech.), the product of either of its
forces into the perpendicular distance between them.

Moment of a force. (Mech.)
(a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity
of the force into the perpendicular distance from the
point to the line of direction of the force.
(b) With respect to a line, the product of that component
of the force which is perpendicular to the plane
passing through the line and the point of application
of the force, into the shortest distance between the
line and this point.
(c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force,
the product of the force into the perpendicular
distance of its point of application from the plane.


Moment of inertia, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass
of each particle of matter of the body into the square of
its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also
moment of rotation and moment of the mass.

Statical moment, the product of a force into its leverage;
the same as moment of a force with respect to a point,
line, etc.

Virtual moment. See under Virtual.
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Syn: Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value;
consideration; signification; avail.
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Thermocouple
(gcide)
Thermocouple \Ther"mo*cou`ple\, n.
A thermoelectric couple.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermoelectric couple
(gcide)
Thermoelectric couple \Ther`mo*e*lec"tric couple\ or
Thermoelectric pair \Ther`mo*e*lec"tric pair\ (Elec.)
A union of two conductors, as bars or wires of dissimilar
metals joined at their extremities, for producing a
thermoelectric current.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Uncouple
(gcide)
Uncouple \Un*cou"ple\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple.]
To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to
disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.
[1913 Webster]Uncouple \Un*cou"ple\, v. i.
To roam at liberty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Voltaic couple
(gcide)
Voltaic \Vol*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volta["i]que, It. voltaico.]
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1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised
apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical
action, and established this branch of electric science;
discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity.
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2. Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as,
voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.
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Note: See the Note under Galvanism.
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Voltaic arc, a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed
between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a
powerful voltaic current.

Voltaic battery, an apparatus variously constructed,
consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar
metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and
subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by
which a current of electricity is generated whenever the
two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a
conductor; a galvanic battery. See Battery, 4.
(b), and Note.

Voltaic circuit. See under Circuit.

Voltaic couple or Voltaic element, a single pair of the
connected plates of a battery.

Voltaic electricity. See the Note under Electricity.

Voltaic pile, a kind of voltaic battery consisting of
alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by
moistened cloth or paper. See 5th Pile.

Voltaic protection of metals, the protection of a metal
exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or
acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal
which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or
coated with zinc.
[1913 Webster]Couple \Cou"ple\ (k[u^]p"'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a
bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See Art, a., and
cf. Copula.]
1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or
tie; a coupler. [Obs.]
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It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs
in couples; they should be of the same size and
humor. --L'Estrange.
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I'll go in couples with her. --Shak.
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2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a
pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." --Sir P. Sidney.
"A couple of drops" --Addison. "A couple of miles."
--Dickens. "A couple of weeks." --Carlyle.
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Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a
couple. --Locke.
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[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2
Sam. xvi. 1.
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3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and
woman who are married or betrothed.
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Such were our couple, man and wife. --Lloyd.
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Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
--Milton.
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4. (Arch.) See Couple-close.
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5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which
compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or
galvanic couple.
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6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in
amount but opposite in direction, and acting along
parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a
rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a
motion of translation.
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voltaic couple
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Voltaic \Vol*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volta["i]que, It. voltaico.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised
apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical
action, and established this branch of electric science;
discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity.
[1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as,
voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.
[1913 Webster]

Note: See the Note under Galvanism.
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Voltaic arc, a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed
between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a
powerful voltaic current.

Voltaic battery, an apparatus variously constructed,
consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar
metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and
subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by
which a current of electricity is generated whenever the
two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a
conductor; a galvanic battery. See Battery, 4.
(b), and Note.

Voltaic circuit. See under Circuit.

Voltaic couple or Voltaic element, a single pair of the
connected plates of a battery.

Voltaic electricity. See the Note under Electricity.

Voltaic pile, a kind of voltaic battery consisting of
alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by
moistened cloth or paper. See 5th Pile.

Voltaic protection of metals, the protection of a metal
exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or
acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal
which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or
coated with zinc.
[1913 Webster]Couple \Cou"ple\ (k[u^]p"'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a
bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See Art, a., and
cf. Copula.]
1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or
tie; a coupler. [Obs.]
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It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs
in couples; they should be of the same size and
humor. --L'Estrange.
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I'll go in couples with her. --Shak.
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2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a
pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." --Sir P. Sidney.
"A couple of drops" --Addison. "A couple of miles."
--Dickens. "A couple of weeks." --Carlyle.
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Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a
couple. --Locke.
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[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2
Sam. xvi. 1.
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3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and
woman who are married or betrothed.
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Such were our couple, man and wife. --Lloyd.
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Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.
--Milton.
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4. (Arch.) See Couple-close.
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5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which
compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or
galvanic couple.
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6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in
amount but opposite in direction, and acting along
parallel lines or around parallel axes.
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Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a
rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a
motion of translation.
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a couple of
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a couple of
adj 1: more than one but indefinitely small in number; "a few
roses"; "a couple of roses" [syn: a few(a), {a couple
of(a)}]
closed couplet
(wn)
closed couplet
n 1: a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
couple
(wn)
couple
n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged
couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple,
twosome, duo, duet]
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match]
3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
4: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
5: (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces
that act along parallel lines
v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn:
match, mate, couple, pair, twin]
2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple,
uncouple]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair, pair off, partner off, couple]
4: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
[syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
couple on
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couple on
v 1: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple,
uncouple]

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