copula

Meaning

1. A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
2. A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.
3. A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.
4. The act of copulation; mating.

Synonyms

linking verb

connective

copulative

existential

fixative

is

link

🔗

mediator

fixator

amboceptor

ceptor

desmon

desmone

interbody

preparator

sensibilizer

to be

copular verb

are

connection

Hyphenated as

cop‧u‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒpjʊlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin copula (“connection, linking of words”), from co- (“together”) + apere (“fasten”). Doublet of couple.