6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Twin \Twin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinning}.] 1. To bring forth twins. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. To be born at the same birth. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] {Polysynthetic twinning}, repeated twinning of crystal lamellae, 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: twin adj 1: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}] 2: very similar [syn: {siamese}] n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy 2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini [syn: {Gemini}] 3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: {Twin Falls}] 4: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}] v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: {duplicate}, {parallel}] 2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: {match}, {mate}, {couple}, {pair}] 3: grow as twins; "twin crystals" 4: give birth to twins [also: {twinning}, {twinned}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: twinning adj : producing two offspring at a time [syn: {biparous}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: twinning See {twin} From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: twinningKeeping a {mirror} of a {magnetic tape}. (1997-07-18)
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