twin (redirected from identical twins)

twin  (twn)

n.

1. One of two offspring born at the same birth.

2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.

3. twins Mineralogy Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other.

4. A twin-size bed.

adj.

1. Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth: twin sisters.

2. Being two or one of two identical or similar people, animals, or things: twin cities; a twin bed.

3. Botany Of or relating to structures, such as flowers, that occur in pairs.

4. Consisting of two identical or similar parts: a twin lamp fixture.

v. twinned, twin·ning, twins

v.intr.

1.

a. To give birth to twins.

b. Archaic To be one of twin offspring.

2. To be paired or coupled.

v.tr.

1. To pair or couple.

2. To provide a match or counterpart to.

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[Middle English, from Old English twinn, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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twin

Noun

1. one of a pair of people or animals conceived at the same time

2. one of a pair of people or things that are identical or very similar

Verb

[twinning, twinned]

to pair or be paired together [Old English twinn]

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twin  (twn)

1. One of two offspring born of a single gestation. Identical twins result from the division of a fertilized egg. Fraternal twins result from the fertilization of two separate eggs at the same time.

2. A crystal structure consisting of two intergrown crystals that are mirror images of each other. Mineral twins can form as result of defective crystal growth in response to stress from rock deformation or during magma cooling.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twin - either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy dizygotic twin, fraternal twin - either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin - either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
	2.	Twin - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini Gemini individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	3.	Twin - a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho Twin Falls U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
	4.	twin - a duplicate copy                     counterpart, similitude duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"
Verb	1.	twin - duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" duplicate, parallel correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	2.	twin - 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" couple, mate, pair, match match - give or join in marriage mismate - provide with an unsuitable mate mismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	3.	twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
	4.	twin - give birth to twins                   birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Adj.	1.	twin - being two identical                   matching, twinned, duplicate matched - going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities

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twin

noun 1. double, counterpart, mate, match, fellow, clone, duplicate, lookalike, likeness, ringer (slang) corollary

verb 2. pair, match, join, couple, link, yoke

adjective 3. identical, matched, matching, double, paired, parallel, corresponding, dual, duplicate, twofold, geminate

Translations

twin [twɪn] adj, n → gemelo/a m/f

vt → hermanar

twin [twɪn] adj, n → jumeau/elle

vt → jumeler

twin [twɪn] adj [sister, brother] → Zwillings-; [towers] → Doppel-

n → Zwilling m (= room in hotel etc); Zweibettzimmer nt

vt [+ towns etc];

to be twinned with ... → ... als Partnerstadt haben

twin [twɪn] adj, n → gemello/a

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twin

n twin [twin]

1 one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time She gave birth to twins; (also adjective ) They have twin daughters.tweelingتَوأمблизнакdvojčetvilling; tvillinge-der Zwilling; Zwillings-...δίδυμοςgemelokaksikبچه دوقلوkaksosetjumeau/-elleתְאוֹםजुड़वाblizanac, dvojakiker(testvér)kembartvíburigemello双生児쌍둥이 중의 하나; 쌍둥이dvynysdvīniskembartweelingtvilling(-)bliźniakgémeogeamănблизнец; двойняшкаdvojčadvojčekblizanactvillingแฝดikiz, ikizlerden biri孿生兒之一，雙胎(動物)之一близнюк; близняجڑواں، توامcon sinh đôi孪生儿之一，双胎（动物）之一

2 one of two similar or identical things Her dress is the exact twin of mine.duplikaatمُزْدَوِج، مَثيل، شَبيهдвойникdvojče, obdobamagen tilder Zwillingαντίγραφοcopia(täpselt) samasuguneجفت؛ لنگهsamanlainenjumeauתְאוֹםजोडा़isti, sličanhasonmáskembaransem er nákvæmlega einsgemello (cosa identica a un'altra)そっくりのもの꼭 닮은 것 둘 중의 하나kopijakopija; līdziniekskembardubbelmake, dobbelkopia, odpowiednikgémeoperecheпарная вещь; точная копияdvojča; obdobadvojnikkopijangt som är exakt likadantความเหมือนกันeş, benzer兩個相似的人或物之一парна річ; копіяبالکل مشابہcái giống nhau两个相似的人或物之一