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English
coefficient
Etymology
13th Century. From OF. #French|double, from Latin duplus: twofold, from duo two -plus -fold.

Pronunciation
Pronunciation guide|IPA:/�d�b�l/
audio|en-us-double.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�b�l|-�b�l

(in the phrases Double-entendre/double entendres) 'do-bell'

Adjective
en-adj|-|-

1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements

#: The closet has double doors.

1. Twice the quantity

#: Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.

1. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family

#: He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.

1. Designed for two users.

#: a double room

1. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
2. stooping|Stooping; bent over.
3. Having two aspects; ambiguous.

#: a double meaning

1. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

#: a double life

1. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
2. music Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

#: a double bass

1. music Of time, twice as fast.

Related terms
double agent
double cousin
double double
double entendre
double life
double meaning
double strength
double take
double tongue
double vision
doublecross
duplex
quadruple
triple

Translations
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Chinese: ���
Finnish: kaksois-, kaksinkertainen
German: doppelt
Ido: duopla
Italian: doppio m, doppia f
Latin: duplex
trans-mid
Polish: podwójny m, podwójna f, podwójne n
Portuguese: duplo
Russian: двойной m
Spanish: doble
Swedish: dubbel, tvåfaldig
Telugu: ర����ి�ప� (reTTimpu)
Turkish: çift
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Adverb
en-adv|-

1. Twice over; twofold.
2. Two together; two at a time. (esp. in see double)

Noun
en-noun

1. Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
2. A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

#: Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

1. A drink with two portions of alcohol

#: On second thought, make that a double.

1. baseball A two-base hit

#: The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.

1. A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
2. A sharp turn, esp. a return on one's own tracks.
3. Bridge A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
4. billiards A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
5. A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
6. context|darts The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
7. context|darts A hit on this ring.

Related terms
body double
see double
stunt double

Translations
trans-top|twice the number or size etc
Finnish: kaksinkertainen määrä
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trans-top|a person resembling or standing for another
Dutch: dubbelganger m, dubbelgangster f
Finnish: kaksoisolento
German: Doppelgänger m
Italian: sosia m
Russian: двойник m
Spanish: doble, sosias
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trans-top|a drink with double amount of alcohol
Finnish: tupla
German: Doppelter m
Italian: doppio m
Russian: двойной m
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ttbc|Ido : sozio
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Verb
en-verb|doubles|doubling|doubled

1. To multiply by two

#: The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.

1. To fold over so as to make two folds

#: To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.

1. baseball To get a two-base hit

#: The batter doubled into the corner.

1. transitive (sometimes foll. by up) To clench (a fist).
2. transitive (often foll. by together or up) To join or couple.
3. transitive To repeat exactly; copy.
4. intransitive To play two parts or serve two roles.
5. intransitive To turn sharply; following a winding course.
6. nautical To sail around (a headland or other point).
7. music To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
8. context|music|intransitive|usually followed by "on" To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
9. bridge To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
10. context|sports|billiards|snooker|pool To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
11. intransitive (foll. by for) To act as substitute.
12. intransitive To go or march at twice the normal speed.

Related terms
double over
double up

Translations
rfc-trans
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Finnish: kaksinkertaistaa
Finnish: tuplata
French: doubler
German: verdoppeln
Russian: �дваива��
Spanish: doblar
Swedish: fördubbla
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Derived terms
double-cross
double double
doublehearted
double take
double-tongued
double U

See also
quadruple
quintuple
sextuple
single
triple

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/dubl/
Audio|Fr-double.ogg|Audio (France)

Adjective
double

1. #English|Double. gloss|French

#: Il s'agit d'une phrase à double sens.

Noun
double

1. #English|Double. gloss|French

#: Je n'en avais pas assez, alors j'en acheté le double.

Derived terms
double-entendre
agent double

See also
doubler

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