doubling

English

Verb

doubling

1. present participle and gerund of double

Noun

doubling (countable and uncountable, plural doublings)

1. The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from 14th c.]
   • 1994, David C. Schneider, Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 36:

     Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.

2. The act of turning around, or doubling back. [from 16th c.]
3. A pleat or fold. [from 17th c.]
4. (archaic) A trick; double-dealing.

Synonyms

• (a multiplication by two): See also Thesaurus:duplication

Derived terms

• doubling time
• period doubling

 

Translations

The process or an instance of making something double

• Bulgarian: удвояване n (udvojavane), дублиране (bg) n (dublirane)
• Dutch: verdubbeling (nl) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: διπλασιασμός m (diplasiasmós)

• Italian: raddoppiatura f
• Maori: whakarearuatanga

Anagrams

• blouding