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Noun

disproportionation (countable and uncountable, plural disproportionations)

1. (chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously
2. (chemistry) A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant.

Related terms

• comproportionation
• dismutation

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English couplyng; equivalent to couple +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?pl??/

Noun

coupling (plural couplings)

1. Act of joining together to form a couple.
2. A device that couples two things together.
3. (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.

   Synonym: dependency

   Coordinate term: cohesion
4. (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
5. (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
6. (sexuality) Sexual intercourse.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulation

Hyponyms

Related terms

• decoupling

Translations

Verb

coupling

1. present participle of couple

Further reading

• coupling (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (physics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (electronics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• coupling (computer programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

coupling

1. Alternative form of couplyng