duplet
/ˈdjuːplɪt
/noun
1A set of two things.Calculation of plausible maps using the Metropolis algorithm indicates that changes of the following duplets of markers are acceptable....
- Observed frequencies were calculated as proportion of AG among all possible 16 duplets in a certain position.
1.1 Music A pair of equal notes to be performed in the time of three.In ‘Lament,’ the melody moves above continuous quarter note duplets in 6/4 meter, while ‘Elves’ features a jaunty tune in dotted rhythm, supported by open fifths.
Origin
Mid 17th century (as a dicing term in the sense of doublets (see doublet): from Latin duplus 'duple', on the pattern of doublet. Current senses date from the 1920s.
- bet the farm
- betting
- betting office
- betting shop
- betting slip
- Betti, Ugo
- bettong
- bettor
- be tuned in
- between
- between a rock and a hard place
- between jobs
- between ourselves (or you and me)
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between you and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall)
- between you and me and the gatepost
- between you and me and the wall
- be twice the man/woman (that someone is)
- betwixt
- betwixt and between
- be two a penny
- be two (or ten) a penny
- beun
- be unable to believe one's eyes (or ears)
- be unable to hear oneself think