twinning

English

Etymology

From twin +‎ -ing.

Verb

twinning

1. present participle and gerund of twin

Noun

twinning (plural twinnings)

1. The act of producing twins.
2. The act of giving birth to twins.
3. The pairing of similar objects (such as towns).
4. (crystallography) The formation of twin crystals.
5. (paraphilia) A type of identity transformation where a subject transforms into a copy or clone of someone else.
6. (transport) The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway.

Derived terms

• crystal twinning
• polysynthetic twinning
• town twinning

Adjective

twinning (not comparable)

1. Producing two offspring from one pregnancy.

   Synonym: biparous

See also

• gemination
• twining