Twin
Definition of Twin
Pronunciation: twĭn | a. | 1. | Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister. | | 2. | Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing in the relation of a twin to something else; - often followed by to or with. | | 3. | (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts. | | 4. | (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.| Twin crystal | | See Twin, n., 4. |
| | n. | 1. | One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; - used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young. | | 2. | (Astron.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini. | | 3. | A person or thing that closely resembles another. | | 4. | (Crystallog.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other. | | v. i. | 1. | To bring forth twins. | | 2. | To be born at the same birth. | | v. t. | 1. | To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. | | 2. | To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.The life out of her body for to twin. - Chaucer. | | v. i. | 1. | To depart from a place or thing. |
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