Doublet

Meaning

Noun

●

A

of two

or

things; couple.

●

In Linguistics:

One of two or more different

in

from the same

but having different

(e.g;

and toquer in French or

and

in English).

●

In Literature:

In

textual criticism

, two different

the same

event.

●

An

two

of

or

with a

between them.

●

In American English & Printing:

A

or

set a second time by mistake.

●

In Quantum mechanics:

A

of a system with a

of ½,

there are two

of the

, −½ and +½.

●

In Computing:

A

(or rather, a

)

two bytes.

●

In Botany:

A very small

flowering plant

, Dimeresia howellii.

●

A

puzzle.

●

An

of two

for a

,

to

spherical aberration

and

, thus

the

of an

more

and distinct.

●

Either of two

, each of which, when

, has the same number of

on the

uppermost.

●

A

somewhat like backgammon.

●

In Radio:

Dipole antenna.

●

A man’s waistcoat.

●

A man’s

, with or without

,

by European

from the 1400s to the 1600s.

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