dual

dual

made up of two parts; for two; double

Not to be confused with:

duel – a prearranged combat between two people

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du·al

 (do͞o′əl, dyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Composed of two usually like or complementary parts; double: dual controls for pilot and copilot; a car with dual exhaust pipes.

2. Having a double character or purpose: a belief in the dual nature of reality.

3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a number category that indicates two persons or things, as in Greek, Sanskrit, and Old English.

n. Grammar

1. The dual number.

2. An inflected form of a noun, adjective, pronoun, or verb used with two items or people.

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[Latin duālis, from duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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du′al·ly adv.

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dual

(ˈdjuːəl)

adj

1. relating to or denoting two

2. twofold; double

3. (Grammar) (in the grammar of Old English, Ancient Greek, and certain other languages) denoting a form of a word indicating that exactly two referents are being referred to

4. (Mathematics) maths logic (of structures or expressions) having the property that the interchange of certain pairs of terms, and usually the distribution of negation, yields equivalent structures or expressions

n

(Grammar) grammar

a. the dual number

b. a dual form of a word

vb, duals, dualling or dualled

(Civil Engineering) (tr) Brit to make (a road) into a dual carriageway

[C17: from Latin duālis concerning two, from duo two]

ˈdually adv

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du•al

(ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or noting two.

2. composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double: dual ownership.

3. having a twofold, or double, character or nature.

4. of or belonging to a grammatical category of number, as in Old English, Old Russian, or Arabic, used to indicate that a word denotes two persons or things.

n.

5. Gram. the dual number.

6. a word or other form in the dual.

[1535–45; < Latin duālis containing two, relating to a pair]

du′al•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dual - consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" duple, double multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
	2.	dual - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison double, twofold, two-fold, threefold, three-fold, treble multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
	3.	dual - a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek" plural - grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units

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dual

adjective twofold, double, twin, matched, coupled, paired, duplicate, binary, duplex his dual role as head of party and state

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dual

adjective

1. Composed of two parts or things:

biform, binary, double, duple, duplex, duplicate, geminate, twofold.

2. Consisting of two identical or similar related things, parts, or elements:

double, paired, twin.

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Translations

مُزْدَوِج

dvojí

dobbelt

doppeltdual

δυϊκός

dobledual

doubleduel

tvöfaldur

doppio

dvejopasdviejų eilių kelias

divkāršsdubults

dobbeltto-tve-

двойнойдвойственныйдвоякийсдвоенный

çiftikili

二重的双的

dual

[ˈdjʊəl]

A. ADJ → doble

B. CPD dual carriageway N (Brit) → autovía f, carretera f de doble calzada
dual control N → doble mando m
dual nationality N → doble nacionalidad f
dual ownership N → condominio m
dual personality N → doble personalidad f

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dual

[ˈdjuːəl] adj → doubledual carriageway n (British) → route f à quatre voiesdual-control [ˌdjuːəlkənˈtrəʊl] adj [car] → à double commandedual controls npl → double commande f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dual

adj (= double) → doppelt, Doppel-; (= two kinds of) → zweierlei; in his dual role as … → in seiner Doppelrolle als …; it has a dual function → es hat doppelte or zweierlei Funktion

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dual

:

dual carriageway

n (Brit) Straße mit Mittelstreifen und Fahrbahnen in beiden Richtungen, → ˜ Schnellstraße f

dual citizenship

n → doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit

dual controls

pl (Aut) → Doppelsteuerung f

dual display

n (of prices) → doppelte Preisangabe or -auszeichnung

dual economy

n → duale Volkswirtschaft

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dual

:

dual nationality

n → doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit

dual personality

n (Psych) → gespaltene Persönlichkeit

dual pricing

n → deglomerative Preisdifferenzierung; (for two currencies) → doppelte Preisauszeichnung

dual-purpose

adj → zweifach verwendbar

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dual

[ˈdjʊəl]

1. adj → doppio/a, duplice
dual controls → doppi comandi mpl
dual nationality → doppia nazionalità

2. n (Gram) → duale m (Geom) → duale f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dual

(ˈdjuəl) adjective

double; twofold; made up of two. a gadget with a dual purpose; The driving instructor's car has dual controls. dubbel مُزْدَوِج двоен duplo dvojí doppelt dobbelt διπλόςdoble kahekordne دوگانه؛ دوجانبه kaksois- doubleזוגי, כפול द्वि, द्वय, दोहरा dvostruki, dupli kettős ganda tvöfaldur doppio ２重の 2개의 dvigubas, dvejopas divkāršs; dubults dwi tweevoudigdobbelt, to-, tve- dwojaki, podwójny دوګانه، دوه جانبه duplo dublu двойной dvojaký dvojen dvostruki dubbel, tvåfaldig เป็นคู่ ikili, çift 成雙的，二重的 подвійний; спільний دگنا đôi 双的，二重的

dual carriageway

a road divided by a central strip of land etc with each side used by traffic moving in one direction. dubbelbaan ثُنائي шосе с две платна autoestrada dvouproudová vozovka doppelte Fahrbahn hovedvej med midterrabat δρόμος διπλής κατεύθυνσης carretera de doble calzada kaherealine sõidutee راهی که زمینی وسط آن واقع شده و مسیر در دو طرف آن مجزا است nelikaistainen tie route à chaussées séparées כְּבִיש עִם שֶׁטָח הַפרָדָה दोहरा dvojni trak osztottpályás úttest jalan dua jalur hraðbraut með umferðareyju strada a doppia carreggiata 往復分離道路 중앙분리대가 있는 고속도로 dviejų eilių kelias divjoslu satiksmes ceļš jalan dua lorong vierbaanswegmotorvei droga szybkiego ruchu دو لارى سرك چې په منځ كښې په يو خط جلا شوې وې auto-estrada двойная проезжая часть dvojprúdová vozovka avtocesta dupli kolosek väg med skilda körbanor ถนนสองเลน çift yönlü yol 雙向車道(中間有分隔島的) проїжджа частина дороги з двобічним рухом دو رویہ سڑک جس میں آنے اور جانے کے راستے کے درمیان حد بندی ہو xa lộ hai chiều 复式行车道，双线车道（有中央分隔带的车行道）

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