accouplement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French accouplement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkʌpəlmənt/

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Noun

accouplement (countable and uncountable, plural accouplements)

1. (rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union

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2. (rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace

Translations

act of coupling; state of being coupled

• French: accouplement (fr) m
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that which couples, as a tie or brace

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French

Etymology

accoupler +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.plə.mɑ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

accouplement m (plural accouplements)

1. coupling, mating
2. (mechanics) coupling

Further reading

• “accouplement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.