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[syn: double, dual, duple]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duple \Du"ple\, a. [L. duplus. See Double.]
Double.
[1913 Webster]
Duple ratio (Math.), that in which the antecedent term is
double the consequent, as of 2 to 1, 8 to 4, etc.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
duple
adj 1: consisting of or involving two parts or components
usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double
(binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot
and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or
a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: double,
dual, duple]