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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects;
[syn: coupling, coupler]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See Couple.] 1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n. One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coupler n 1: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler]