. | 1. | something that connects or links together. |
| 2. | Also called linking verb. Grammar. a verb, as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement. |
| 3. | Logic. a word or set of words that acts as a connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition. |
copula cop·u·la (kŏp'yə-lə)
n.
A narrow part connecting two structures.