Coupling vs. Cohesion

Couplingnoun

act of joining together to form a couple

Couplingnoun

a device that couples two things together

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(computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules

Couplingnoun

(electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them

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(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other

Couplingnoun

(sexuality) sexual intercourse

Couplingnoun

The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.

Couplingnoun

A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.

Couplingnoun

a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

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a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

Couplingnoun

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes;

Coupling

A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end movement or both.

Cohesionnoun

State of cohering, or of working together.

Cohesionnoun

Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.

Cohesionnoun

(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.

Cohesionnoun

(computing) Degree to which functionally related elements in a computing system belong together.

Cohesionnoun

(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Cohesionnoun

The act or state of sticking together; close union.

Cohesionnoun

That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; - distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.

Cohesionnoun

Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas.

Cohesionnoun

the state of cohering or sticking together

Cohesionnoun

(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

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(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid