copulation
The act of coupling or joiningThe act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
» The female mantis devours the male after copulation.
Die weibliche Gottesanbeterin verschlingt das Männchen nach der Kopulation.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
Verbindung
соедине́ниеsojedinénije
(uncountable)Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
Koitus, Kopulation, Beischlaf
сноше́ниеsnošénije, совокупле́ниеsovokuplénije, копуля́цияkopuljácija
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
Examples
2 sentencesThe female mantis devours the male after copulation.
deDie weibliche Gottesanbeterin verschlingt das Männchen nach der Kopulation.
After realizing copulation, the female praying mantis usually devours the male.
deNach vollzogener Paarung verschlingt die Gottesanbeterin das Männchen für gewöhnlich.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”).From Middle French copulation, from Latin copulo (“to join, unite, connect”).
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Forms
plural: copulations| Singular | copulation |
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Synonyms
100 synonyms- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur:sexual intercourseintercoursesex actcoituscoitionsexual congresssexual relationrelation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable