twinning

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twinning - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Twin \Twin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Twinning.]
     1. To bring forth twins. --Tusser.
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     2. To be born at the same birth. --Shak.
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  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.
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     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.
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twinning - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  twinning
      adj 1: producing two offspring at a time [syn: biparous,
             twinning]

twinning - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  twinning
  
     <storage> Keeping a mirror of a magnetic tape.
  
     (1997-07-18)