(adj) a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural), Example:ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek

dualism

(n) the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

dualist

(n) an adherent of dualism

dualistic

(adj) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism, Syn. Manichaean, Example:a Manichaean conflict between good and evil

duality

(n) (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory, Syn. wave-particle duality

duality

(n) (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry

dual scan display

(n) a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously

dub

(n) the new sounds added by dubbing

dub

(v) give a nickname to, Syn. nickname

dub

(v) provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Duad

n. [ See Dyad. ] A union of two; duality. [ R. ] Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dual

a. [ L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two. ] Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here you have one half of our dual truth. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dualin

n. (Chem.) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dualism

n. [ Cf. F. dualisme. ] State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction; as: (a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.) (b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil. (c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate. (d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make it whole. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dualist

n. [ Cf. F. dualiste. ] 1. One who believes in dualism; a ditheist. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who administers two offices. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dualistic

a. Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dualistic system or
Dualistic theory (Chem.), an old theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite chemical or electrical affinities; -- superseded by later developments in chemical bonding theory, especially quantum mechanics. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Duality

n. [ L. dualitas: cf. F. dualité. ] The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Duan

n. [ Gael. & Ir. ] A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Duarchy

n. [ Gr. &unr_; two + -archy. ] Government by two persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dub

v. t. 1. to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration. [ PJC ]

2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording. [ PJC ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

durch Biotechnik gewachsen

bioengineered

Durchdringung { f }

penetration

Dualismus { m }

dualism

Dualist { m } | Dualisten { pl }

dualist | dualists

Dualität { f }

duality

Dubiose { n }; Dubioses

bad debt

Dublette { f }

duplicate copy

Dublette { f }

doublet

Ducken { n }; Neigen { n } (des Kopfes)

duck

Dudelsack { m } [ mus. ] | Dudelsäcke { pl }

bagpipe | bagpipes

Dudelsackpfeifer { m }; Dudelsackpfeiferin { f } [ mus. ] | Dudelsackpfeifer { pl }

bagpiper; piper | bagpipers; pipers

Duell { n }

duel

Duellant { m } | Duellanten { pl }

dueler | duelers

Duellant { m } | Duellanten { pl }

duelist | duelists

Durchdringung { f }

pervasion

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