Word Finder - dual

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Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.

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Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.

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The octahedron is the dual of the cube.

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(grammar) dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of, exactly two of), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number.

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Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.

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To convert from single to dual; specifically, to convert a single-carriageway road to a dual carriageway.

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Exhibiting duality; characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.

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Acting as a counterpart.

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Double.

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a dual-headed computer

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(grammar) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two of something, such as a pair of shoes, in the context of the singular, plural and, in some languages, trial grammatical number.

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Modern Arabic displays a dual number, as did Homeric Greek.

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Being the space of all linear functionals of (some other space).

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Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.

It was dark, the dual moons high in the sky.

Clever. It serves a dual purpose.

The dual mesh is cut in a round patch along the outer circle.

Rumania was little affected by the political changes in the Balkan Peninsula (1908-10) coincident with the Turkish revolution, the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Dual Monarchy, the proclamation of Bulgarian independence and the erection of Montenegro into a kingdom.

It was not long afterwards that the dual kingship ceased and Sparta fell under the sway of a series of cruel and rapacious tyrants - Lycurgus, Machanidas, who was killed by Philopoemen, and Nabis, who, if we may trust the accounts given by Polybius and Livy, was little better than a bandit chieftain, holding Sparta by means of extreme cruelty and oppression, and using mercenary troops to a large extent in his wars.

And for tricky low altitude maneuvers, new avionics, and dual head-up displays make it easier and safer to operate.

Titan 68 was a dual door bus originally and has Manchester style destination blinds.

Using two lamps, two color wheels and dual illumination channeling, the F3 achieves up to 5500 ANSI lumens brightness on screen.

Dual metal setting circle dials allow quick location of target using celestial coordinates.

These days the A9 takes a dual carriageway bypass route which crosses the Moray Firth at Kessock bridge.

Only in the Ukraine - prior to 2002 - has dual candidacy been banned.

Dual flush The cistern offers the option of a water saving or full volume flush.

If you have a dual flush cistern, use the shorter flush whenever possible.

At eighteen my sister turned down the right of dual citizenship which I would love to have the opportunity of.

Passers-by would be encouraged to toss flotsam and jetsam into these gigantic bins, thereby performing the dual role of beach comber and artist.

Consider the use of low ground pressure tires, dual wheels or tracked vehicles to minimize soil compaction.

In the case of dual axial-flow compressor engines, the high-pressure compressor is usually the only one rotated by the starter.

My only problem is im a bit confused about how the dual channel memory system works.

Will the children of such unions be enriched by the dual heritage that they have, or be hopelessly confused?

Clinton's policy has been the dual containment of Iraq and Iran.

A Dual Range transfer box allows a lower ratio to be selected for the torque convertor drive train.

Dual frequency operation enables the user to implement a measured ionospheric correction.

The canal corridor up to its present terminus up against a dual carriageway runs through an industrail scene.

Found that slightly cramped thing the dual seat is Better for long trips.

In removing dual criminality for different offenses, we would ensure that people would not be able to escape justice by crossing borders.

The setup used dual monitors so that both remote desktops were displayed simultaneously on full screens.

There are 82 channels to eliminate dual frequency distortion from other devices.

Outside of these countries, only dual standard (PAL/NTSC) DVD players will play PAL DVDs.

Eastern National 519, a 1960 MW is also dual purpose, but preserved here in bus livery.

I am currently dual booting between Windows 95 and Linux and I have a 56K winmodem install.

Participants were studying in a variety of modes including exclusively distance based, and predominantly dual mode, or face to face mode.

The firm will support and fund the post holder to become dual qualified if the English law qualification has not already been gained.

The claimant had dual US and Irish nationality, and by virtue of his Irish nationality he was a citizen of the European Union.

The MidReC facilitation team is based in the department with members holding dual MidReC and academic posts.

Second, on the phone menu, does not allow dual SIM feature.

The A876 dual carriageway was upgraded to M876 motorway in 1974, and extended eastwards, on a completely new line, in 1980.

This product has revamped my gigabit Ethernet 450 dual into a real beast.

The dual microphones are on the front fascia, along with the stereo speakers.

He'll also have the ability to dual wield, adding double the firepower.

The powerful dual beam led flashlight has an optional strobe feature to allow you to signal to others.

If you have a dual flush cistern, use the shorter flush cistern, use the shorter flush whenever possible.

It involves the construction of a dual carriageway flyover from Richmond Hill Bridge over Hunslet Road and on to the Hunslet Distributor.

When getting out of a vehicle on any dual carriage way or non-urban road, an emergency high visibility garment must be worn.

The album is available on standard CD, very limited double gatefold 10 " vinyl and limited edition dual disk.

The relentlessly modern design sees the dual wash basins sunk into black granite.

Small 1-1/2 " dual scale dial tire gage fits handlebar or seat pack.

Complete with padded headband, dual swiveling ear cups these headphones also offer excellent levels of comfort.

Like the rest of the BMW boxer range it also uses dual ignition as of models sold in 2003.

Imagine driving on a dual five lane section of the M1 at a maximum of 50 mph sandwiched on all sides by massive Juggernauts.

We're dual carriageway again, with grade separated junctions for the moment.