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twinning |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twin \Twin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinned}; p. pr & vb n. {Twinning}.] 1. To bring forth twins. --Tusser. 2. To be born at the same birth. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twinning \Twin"ning\, n. (Crystallog.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about {Polysynthetic twinning}, repeated twinning of crystal lamell[ae], as that of the triclinic feldspars. {Repeated twinning}, twinning of more than two crystals, or parts of crystals. {Twinning axis}, {Twinning plane}. See the Note under {Twin}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: twinning adj : producing two offspring at a time [syn: {biparous}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: twinningKeeping a {mirror} of a {magnetic tape}. (1997-07-18)
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