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couplant

couplant noun: a material that facilitates the transmission of ultrasonic energy from the transducer into the test specimen.

Noun

couplant (plural couplants)

  1. a material that facilitates the transmission of ultrasonic energy from the transducer into the test specimen.
    • The primary design challenge using fluid couplants is providing proper sealing so that the fluid does not leak out over time. One approach is to pot the lenses into their cells.1996, Sandra M. Faber, The design and assembly of camera lens cells for fluid couplants using elastomeric lens mounts
    • There are many suitable substances that can be used as couplants, the main criteria being the best possible match and no adverse chemical reaction between the couplant and the metal.2001, Chuck Hellier, Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation, pages 7–13

Forms of couplant

pluralcouplants

Questions about couplant

What does couplant mean?
Couplant means a material that facilitates the transmission of ultrasonic energy from the transducer into the test specimen.
What part of speech is couplant?
Couplant is a noun.
What is the plural of couplant?
The plural of couplant is couplants.

Words near couplant in the dictionary

  1. coupists
  2. coupla
  3. couplable
  4. Coupland
  5. Couplands
  6. couplant
  7. couplants
  8. couple
  9. couple three
  10. couple up
  11. couple-beggar

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