dublet — meaning in English

English meaning

• double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
• doublet noun Two things of the same kind considered together as a pair.

Senses

dublet is used for these senses in English:

• double A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
• doublet (quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

double — full definition

1. adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
2. verb To make or become twice as large.
3. noun A person who closely resembles and can stand in for another, often in film for dangerous stunts.

doublet — full definition

1. noun Two things of the same kind considered together as a pair.
2. noun One of two words in a language that come from the same original root but ended up sounding different, such as English shade and shadow.
3. noun In the study of old texts, two separate accounts describing the same real event.
4. noun An imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them.

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