connection vs coupling

coupling vs connection

connection and coupling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
connection	Yes	No	No	No
coupling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coupling is a hyponym of connection; that is, coupling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than connection:

connection: an instrumentality that connects
coupling: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

Other hyponyms of connection include attachment, bond, backbone, earth, ground, hitch, hookup, jumper, conjunction, junction, slip ring, line, phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, patch, temporary hookup, yoke.

connection (noun)	coupling (noun)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
shifting from one form of transportation to another	a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
an instrumentality that connects	a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a connecting shape
the state of being connected

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