ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Double-headed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Double-headed is an adjective meaning Having two heads.

Meaning

Having two heads.

More Meanings

  1. (numismatics) Of a coin, having a head on both sides, especially when counterfeited by being constructed from two separate coins.
  2. (rail transport) Of a train, hauled by two locomotives.
  3. (film) Synonym of sepmag (“having separately recorded picture and soundtrack”).
  4. simple past and past participle of double-head

Example Sentences

double-headed muscles
a double-headed serpent
Doli: Georgian double-headed cylindrical drum
The arms of the City of Perth are mounted on the breast of a double-headed eagle, from which the single-headed eagle of the railway arms was derived.

Synonyms for double-headed

Depending on context, synonyms include sepmag.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include parallel, two-headed, twi-headed, twoheaded, multiheaded, dicephalic.

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