twinning

twinning
Production of equivalent structures by division; the tendency of divided parts to assume symmetric relations.

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twin·ning 'twin-iŋ n the bearing of twins

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twin·ning (twinґing) 1. the simultaneous production of two (or more) offspring. 2. the production of symmetrical structures or parts by division.

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  • Twinning — Twin Twin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinning}.] 1. To bring forth twins. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. To be born at the same birth. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Twinning axis — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twinning plane — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twinning rate — twinning rate. См. близнецовый показатель. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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