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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Twin \Twin\, a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl.,
twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG.
zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to
AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.]
1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or
sister.
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2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing
the relation of a twin to something else; -- often
followed by to or with. --Shak.
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3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding
parts.
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4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some
definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
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Twin boat, or Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and
upper works rest on two parallel hulls.
Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4.
Twin flower (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant ({Linn[ae]a
borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty,
fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender
stalk.
Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel propelled by two screws,
one on either side of the plane of the keel.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Twin \Twin\, a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl.,
twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG.
zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to
AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.]
1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or
sister.
2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing
the relation of a twin to something else; -- often
followed by to or with. --Shak.
3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding
parts.
4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some
definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
Twin boat, or Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and
upper works rest on two parallel hulls.
Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4.
Twin flower (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant ({Linn[ae]a
borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty,
fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender
stalk.
Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel propelled by two screws,
one on either side of the plane of the keel.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
twin crystal
n.
(lb en crystallography) either of two separate crystals that share
crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
twin crystal
n.
(lb en crystallography) either of two separate crystals that share
crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
twin crystal
n.
(lb en crystallography) either of two separate crystals that share
crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
twin crystal
n.
(lb en crystallography) either of two separate crystals that share
crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
twin crystal /twˈɪn kɹˈɪstəl/
Zwillingskristall
see: twin crystals
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
twin crystal /twˈɪn kɹˈɪstəl/
Zwillingskristall [min.]
Synonyms: compound crystal, geminate crystal, macle, hemitrope
see: twin crystals, compound crystals, geminate crystals, macles, hemitropes
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
twin crystal /twˈɪn kɹˈɪstəl/
kaksoiskide
either of two separate crystals
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
twin crystal /twˈɪn kɹˈɪstəl/
双晶
either of two separate crystals
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