Twinning
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Twinning is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of twin.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of twin.
More Meanings
- The act of producing twins.
- The act of giving birth to twins.
- The pairing of similar objects (such as towns).
- (crystallography) The formation of twin crystals.
- (paraphilia) A type of identity transformation where a subject transforms into a copy or clone of someone else.
- (transport) The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway.
- Producing two offspring from one pregnancy.
Word Forms
- twinnings
Synonyms for twinning
Depending on context, synonyms include biparous, multiparous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biparous, multiparous, doubling, pairing, combination, combining.
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