释义 |
twinning noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of twin (III) 1. : the bearing of twins : production of a pair instead of one 2. : the coupling, association, or comparison of two persons or things < the usual twinning of Homer and Vergil — George Saintsbury > 3. : the assemblage of two or more crystals or parts of crystals in nonparallel but rational position with reference to each other — compare : twin 4, secondary twinning |