accouplement

Borrowed from French accouplement.

• IPA^(key): /əˈkʌpəlmənt/

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accouplement (countable and uncountable, plural accouplements)

1. (rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
2. (rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace

From accoupler +‎ -ment.

• IPA^(key): /a.ku.plə.mɑ̃/

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accouplement m (plural accouplements)

1. coupling, mating
2. (mechanics) coupling

• “accouplement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.