'Twinning' definitions:
Definition of 'twinning'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Producing two offspring at a time [syn: biparous, twinning]
Definition of 'Twinning'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Twinning'
From: 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]
Words containing 'Twinning'
- Twin,
- Twinned,
- twins,
- Polysynthetic twinning,
- Repeated twinning,
- Twin Bridges,
- Twin Brooks,
- Twin City,
- Twin Falls,
- Twin Groves,
- Twin Hills,
- Twin Lake,
- Twin Lakes,
- Twin Oaks,
- Twin Rivers,
- Twin Valley,
- Twin boat,
- Twin crystal,
- Twin flower,
- Twin ship,
- Twinning axis,
- Twinning plane,
- conjoined twin,
- dizygotic twin,
- fraternal twin,
- gemini the twins,
- identical twin,
- monozygotic twin,
- monozygous twin,
- siamese twin,
- twin bed,
- twin bill,
- twin cities,
- twin towers,
- Twin Bridges, MO,
- Twin Bridges, MT,
- Twin Brooks, SD,
- Twin City, GA,
- Twin Falls County,
- Twin Falls, ID,
- Twin Groves, AR,
- Twin Hills, AK,
- Twin Lake, MI,
- Twin Lakes, CA,
- Twin Lakes, CO,
- Twin Lakes, FL,
- Twin Lakes, MN,
- Twin Lakes, NM,
- Twin Lakes, WI,
- Twin Oaks, MO,
- Twin Oaks, OK,
- Twin Rivers, NJ,
- Twin Valley, MN,
- twin-bedded,
- twin-prop,
- Twin Falls County, ID,
- Twin-screw steamer,
- twin-aisle airplane,
- twin-propeller-plane