'Dual' definitions:
Definition of 'dual'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: double, dual, duple]
adjective
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 [syn: double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three- fold]
adjective
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"
Definition of 'Dual'
From: GCIDE
- Dual \Du"al\, a. [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two.] Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc., in Greek. [1913 Webster]
- Here you have one half of our dual truth. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dual'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambidextrous,
- bifacial,
- bifold,
- biform,
- bifurcated,
- bilateral,
- binary,
- binate,
- biparous,
- bipartisan,
- bipartite,
- bivalent,
- conduplicate,
- dichotomous,
- disomatous,
- double,
- double-barreled,
- double-faced,
- duadic,
- dualistic,
- duple,
- duplex,
- duplicate,
- duplicated,
- dyadic,
- geminate,
- geminated,
- identical,
- Janus-like,
- matched,
- paired,
- second,
- secondary,
- twain,
- twin,
- twinned,
- two,
- two-faced,
- two-level,
- two-ply,
- two-sided,
- two-story,
- twofold