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decouples

decouples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decouple.

Meaning of decouple

Verb

decouple (third-person singular simple present decouples, present participle decoupling, simple past and past participle decoupled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To unlink; to take apart or come apart.
    • radiation decoupled from matter
    Synonyms:
    uncouple, unpair, dispair
  2. (transitive) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
    • Smaller explosions and decoupled tests would be permitted. Further, the United States proposed that the three powers should start intensive research on the improvement of methods for detection and identification of underground explosions […]1961, Hans Albrecht Bethe, Edward Teller, The Future of Nuclear Tests, page 18

Questions about decouples

What is decouples the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Decouples is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decouple.

Words near decouples in the dictionary

  1. decoupled
  2. decouplement
  3. decouplements
  4. decoupler
  5. decouplers
  6. decouples
  7. decoupling
  8. decouplings
  9. decourous
  10. decoy
  11. decoy duck

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