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cou⋅pler
[kuhp-ler] 
lər
–noun
| 1. | a person or thing that couples or links together. |
| 2. | Machinery. a rod or link transmitting force and motion between a rotating part and a rotating or oscillating part. |
| 3. | Also called coupling. Railroads. a device for joining pieces of rolling stock. |
| 4. | a device in an organ or harpsichord for connecting keys, manuals, or a manual and pedals, so that they are played together when one is played. |
| 5. | Electricity. a device for transferring electrical energy from one circuit to another, as a transformer that joins parts of a radio apparatus together by induction. |
| 6. | (in color photography) a chemical that reacts with the developer to produce one of the colors in a print or transparency. |
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Coupler
Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n. One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars. 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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