Decouple
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [diːˈkʌpəɫ] · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Decouple is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To unlink; to take apart or come apart.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To unlink; to take apart or come apart.
More Meanings
- (transitive, military) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
Example Sentences
radiation decoupled from matter
to decouple a spent rocket stage
Decoupled tests would be nuclear explosions set off in massive underground caverns, a site that would greatly reduce the seismic waves caused by the explosion.
Wild said in a previous project update that Bond Street had been "decoupled from the opening of the railway" and that it is not yet clear if it will open as part of the initial Elizabeth Line opening this spring.
Word Forms
- decouples
- decoupling
- decoupled
Synonyms for decouple
Depending on context, synonyms include uncouple, unpair, dispair.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include delink, unbundle, unlink, disconnect, detach, sever.
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