decouple
decouple · decouples · decoupled · decoupling
entkoppeln
To unlink; to take apart or come apartTo unlink; to take apart or come apart.
» Two carriages need to be decoupled.
Zwei Wagen müssen entkuppelt werden.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To unlink; to take apart or come apart.
radiation decoupled from matter
to decouple a spent rocket stage
entkoppeln
(transitive)To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
More definitions
- reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
- eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
- regard as unconnected
- disconnect or separate
Examples
2 sentencesTwo carriages need to be decoupled.
deZwei Wagen müssen entkuppelt werden.
The locomotive was decoupled from the railway carriages.
deDie Lokomotive wurde von den Waggons getrennt.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to unlink:
Origin
From Middle French découpler. By surface analysis, de- + couple.From Middle French découpler. By surface analysis, de- + couple.
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Forms
decouples, decoupling, decoupled, decoupledSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- regard as unconnected:dissociate
- disconnect or separate:uncouple
Word family
4 related wordsRelateddecoupling
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle