"couplant" meaning in All languages combined

See couplant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: couplants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} couplant (plural couplants)
  1. a material that facilitates the transmission of ultrasonic energy from the transducer into the test specimen.
    Sense id: en-couplant-en-noun-0gwn3wca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} couplant
  1. present participle of coupler Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: coupler
    Sense id: en-couplant-fr-verb-4kH2J8I1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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