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dual
made up of two parts; for two; double
Not to be confused with:
duel – a prearranged combat between two people
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du·al
(do͞o′əl, dyo͞o′-)adj.
1. Composed of two usually like or complementary parts; double: dual controls for pilot and copilot; a car with dual exhaust pipes.
2. Having a double character or purpose: a belief in the dual nature of reality.
3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a number category that indicates two persons or things, as in Greek, Sanskrit, and Old English.
n. Grammar
1. The dual number.
2. An inflected form of a noun, adjective, pronoun, or verb used with two items or people.
du′al·ly adv.
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dual
(ˈdjuːəl)adj
1. relating to or denoting two
2. twofold; double
3. (Grammar) (in the grammar of Old English, Ancient Greek, and certain other languages) denoting a form of a word indicating that exactly two referents are being referred to
4. (Mathematics) maths logic (of structures or expressions) having the property that the interchange of certain pairs of terms, and usually the distribution of negation, yields equivalent structures or expressions
n
(Grammar) grammar
a. the dual number
b. a dual form of a word
vb, duals, dualling or dualled
(Civil Engineering) (tr) Brit to make (a road) into a dual carriageway
[C17: from Latin duālis concerning two, from duo two]
ˈdually adv
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du•al
(ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or noting two.
2. composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double: dual ownership.
3. having a twofold, or double, character or nature.
4. of or belonging to a grammatical category of number, as in Old English, Old Russian, or Arabic, used to indicate that a word denotes two persons or things.
n. 5. Gram. the dual number.
6. a word or other form in the dual.
[1535–45; < Latin duālis containing two, relating to a pair]
du′al•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | dual - consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
| 2. |  dual - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrisonmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | |
| 3. | dual - a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek" plural - grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units |
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dual
adjective twofold, double, twin, matched, coupled, paired, duplicate, binary, duplex his dual role as head of party and state
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dual
adjective1. Composed of two parts or things:
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Translations
dvojí
dobbelt
tvöfaldur
dvejopasdviejų eilių kelias
divkāršsdubults
dual
[ˈdjʊəl]A. ADJ → doble
B. CPD dual carriageway N (Brit) → autovía f, carretera f de doble calzada
dual control N → doble mando m
dual nationality N → doble nacionalidad f
dual ownership N → condominio m
dual personality N → doble personalidad f
dual control N → doble mando m
dual nationality N → doble nacionalidad f
dual ownership N → condominio m
dual personality N → doble personalidad f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dual
[ˈdjuːəl] adj → doubledual carriageway n (British) → route f à quatre voiesdual-control [ˌdjuːəlkənˈtrəʊl] adj [car] → à double commandedual controls npl → double commande fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dual
adj (= double) → doppelt, Doppel-; (= two kinds of) → zweierlei; in his dual role as … → in seiner Doppelrolle als …; it has a dual function → es hat doppelte or zweierlei Funktion
dual
:dual carriageway
n (Brit) Straße mit Mittelstreifen und Fahrbahnen in beiden Richtungen, → ˜ Schnellstraße f
dual citizenship
dual controls
pl (Aut) → Doppelsteuerung f
dual display
n (of prices) → doppelte Preisangabe or -auszeichnung
dual economy
n → duale Volkswirtschaft
dual
:dual nationality
dual personality
n (Psych) → gespaltene Persönlichkeit
dual pricing
n → deglomerative Preisdifferenzierung; (for two currencies) → doppelte Preisauszeichnung
dual-purpose
adj → zweifach verwendbar
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dual
[ˈdjʊəl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dual
(ˈdjuəl) adjective double; twofold; made up of two. a gadget with a dual purpose; The driving instructor's car has dual controls.
dual carriageway a road divided by a central strip of land etc with each side used by traffic moving in one direction.
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