Coupler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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