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doublet

/ˈdʌblət/

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A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.

Examples :

""The twins were wearing a doublet of identical blue shirts and jeans." "

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One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English).

Examples :

"The words "captain" and "chieftain" are a doublet in English, both stemming from the Latin "caput" (head) but evolving into separate words with slightly different meanings. "

language linguistics word

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In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.

Examples :

"The two versions of the field trip incident in the students' reports were clearly a doublet, differing in minor details but describing the same broken window. "

literature writing language

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(lapidary) An imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them.

Examples :

"The jeweler revealed that the supposedly valuable emerald ring was actually a doublet, with a thin green layer sandwiched between two clear pieces of glass. "

material appearance

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A word or phrase set a second time by mistake.

Examples :

"The word "the" appeared as a doublet in the student's essay, likely due to accidentally hitting the space bar twice. "

language word writing linguistics

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A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

Examples :

"The hydrogen atom's electron exists in a doublet, meaning its spin can be either up or down. "

physics science

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A word (or rather, a halfword) consisting of two bytes.

Examples :

"The student learned that in this particular computer architecture, a doublet is used to store small integer values. "

computing technology number word electronics

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A very small flowering plant, Dimeresia howellii.

Examples :

"The botany student carefully documented the location of each doublet she found during her field study. "

plant biology nature

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A word ladder puzzle.

Examples :

"The teacher assigned a "cold" to "warm" doublet as a fun vocabulary exercise for the class. "

game word entertainment

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An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.

Examples :

"The microscope used in biology class has a doublet in its objective lens, allowing us to see the cells much more clearly than with a simple lens. "

technology physics science device

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Either of two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost.

Examples :

"to throw doublets"

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A game somewhat like backgammon.

Examples :

"My grandfather taught me how to play doublet one afternoon, but I still prefer checkers. "

game entertainment

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Dipole antenna.

Examples :

"The technician used a doublet antenna to receive the weak radio signals from the distant space station. "

electronics signal communication device technology physics

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A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.

Examples :

"For the Renaissance fair, the actor wore a colorful doublet over his shirt. "

appearance wear history style