Twins — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪnz/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɪnz/.

Examples

The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pair couple twin mate parallel counterpart Twin match similitude duplicate Gemini the Twins Gemini Twin Falls

Parts of Speech

noun	(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
noun	the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
noun	either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
noun	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
noun	a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
noun	a duplicate copy
verb	duplicate or match “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
verb	bring two objects, ideas, or people together “This fact is coupled to the other one”
verb	grow as twins “twin crystals”
verb	give birth to twins

Word Forms

twin	verb	give birth to twins
twin	noun	a duplicate copy
match	noun	a pair of people who live together
mate	noun	an exact duplicate
couple	noun	two items of the same kind
coupling	noun	a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
pair	noun	two people considered as a unit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zwillinge

(Mineralogie) zwei ineinander verwobene Kristalle, die spiegelbildlich zueinander sind

🇫🇷French

jumeaux

(minéralogie) deux cristaux entrelacés qui sont des images miroir l'un de l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

mellizos

(mineralogía) dos cristales entrelazados que son imágenes especulares entre sí

🇮🇹Italian

Gemelli

(mineralogia) due cristalli intrecciati che sono l'immagine speculare l'uno dell'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

Tweelingen

(mineralogie) twee met elkaar verweven kristallen die spiegelbeelden op elkaar zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

gêmeos

(mineralogia) dois cristais entrelaçados que são imagens espelhadas um do outro

🇷🇺Russian

двойняшки

(минералогия) два переплетенных кристалла, которые являются зеркальным отражением друг друга.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुड़वाँ

(खनिज विज्ञान) दो आपस में गुंथे हुए क्रिस्टल जो एक दूसरे पर दर्पण छवि होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

যমজ

(খনিজবিদ্যা) দুটি আন্তঃবোনা স্ফটিক যা একে অপরের উপর মিরর ইমেজ

🇮🇳Tamil

இரட்டையர்கள்

(கனிமவியல்) ஒன்றோடொன்று கண்ணாடிப் படிமங்களாக இருக்கும் இரண்டு பின்னிப் பிணைந்த படிகங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కవలలు

(ఖనిజశాస్త్రం) ఒకదానికొకటి ప్రతిబింబించే రెండు అల్లిన స్ఫటికాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

जुळे

(खनिजशास्त्र) दोन परस्पर विणलेले क्रिस्टल्स जे एकमेकांवर आरशातील प्रतिमा आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડિયા

(ખનિજશાસ્ત્ર) બે ગૂંથેલા સ્ફટિકો જે એકબીજા પર અરીસાની છબીઓ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಳಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು

(ಖನಿಜಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಎರಡು ಹೆಣೆದ ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳಾಗಿವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരട്ടകൾ

(ധാതുശാസ്ത്രം) പരസ്പരം മിറർ ബിംബങ്ങളായ രണ്ട് ഇഴചേർന്ന പരലുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੁੜਵਾਂ

(ਖਣਿਜ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਦੋ ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁਣੇ ਹੋਏ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟਲ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਚਿੱਤਰ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جڑواں بچے

(معدنیات) دو باہم بنے ہوئے کرسٹل جو ایک دوسرے پر آئینہ دار ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

双胞胎

（矿物学）两个互为镜像的交织晶体

🇯🇵Japanese

双子

(鉱物学) 互いに鏡像となっている 2 つの織り交ぜられた結晶

🇰🇷Korean

쌍둥이

(광물학) 서로 거울상인 두 개의 결정이 서로 얽혀 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cặp song sinh

(khoáng vật học) hai tinh thể đan xen vào nhau là hình ảnh phản chiếu của nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ฝาแฝด

(แร่วิทยา) ผลึกสองอันที่สานกันเป็นภาพสะท้อนที่สะท้อนถึงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

saudara kembar

(Mineralogi) dua kristal terjalin yang merupakan bayangan cermin satu sama lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kambal

(mineralogy) dalawang interwoven na kristal na mga mirror na imahe sa bawat isa

🇲🇾Malay

kembar

(mineralogi) dua hablur berjalin yang merupakan imej cermin antara satu sama lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوائم

(علم المعادن) بلورتان متشابكتان تمثلان صورتين متطابقتين على بعضهما البعض

🇮🇷Persian

دوقلوها

( کانی شناسی ) دو کریستال در هم تنیده که تصاویر آینه ای روی یکدیگر هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

ikizler

(mineraloji) birbirinin ayna görüntüsü olan iç içe geçmiş iki kristal

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְאוּמִים

(מינרולוגיה) שני גבישים שזורים זה בזה שהם תמונות מראה

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