coupling

(eg. sonnet, interpretation, freedom )

coupling /ˈkə plɪŋ/ ?

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(n) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
(n) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
(n) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

There will be no lack of sex in the future, but our couplings will be geared more toward pleasure than procreation.
Amid such innovations as romantic search engines and cell-phone coupling, here's a look at some new trends at the heart of today's digital romance.

Van Vollenhoven said that from now on "the technical investigation will be directed at the functioning of the automatic pilot, the automatic gas control system, and their coupling to the radio altimeter."
on Mar 4, 2009 By: Pieter van Vollenhoven Source: San Jose Mercury News
"By coupling the sale (of LaSalle) with Barclays' offer, ABN Amro tried to present its shareholders with a done deal that cannot be separated from the sale of itself, and is therefore of primary influence," said presiding judge Huub Willems,...
on May 3, 2007 By: Willems Source: International Herald Tribune
"Results were impressive for this initial 78-sample clinical study," said Dr. Bernard Churchill, chief of pediatric urology at the Clark-Morrison Children's Urological Center at UCLA and principal investigator. "By coupling UCLA's robust...
on Feb 2, 2006 By: Winston Churchill Source: Science Daily (press release)