Definitions for dual
ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-du·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. double, dual, dupleadjective

   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"

2. double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-foldadjective

   having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

3. dualadjective

   a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)

   "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dualnoun

   Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.

2. dualnoun

   Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.

   The octahedron is the dual of the cube.

3. dualnoun

   dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of, exactly two of), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number.

4. dualnoun

   Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.

5. dualadjective

   Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.

6. dualadjective

   Double.

   dual-headed computer

7. dualadjective

   Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two of something, such as a pair of shoes, in the context of the singular, plural and in some languages, trial grammatical number. Modern Arabic displays a dual number, as did Homeric Greek.

8. Etymology: dualis, from duo, + adjective suffix -alis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dualadjective

   Expressing the number two.

   Etymology: dualis, Latin.

   Modern languages have only one variation, and so the Latin; but the Greek and Hebrew have one to signify two, and another to signify more than two: under one variation the noun is said to be of the dual number, and under the other of the plural. John Clarke, Latin Grammar.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dual

   Dual generally refers to two aspects, parts, or elements of something that are related and necessary to form a whole. It could mean something that has a double identity, role, function, nature, or aspect. The term is used in various fields such as mathematics, physics, and computer science, and its specific meaning can vary depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dualadjective

   expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek

2. Etymology: [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See Two.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dual

   Dual is a grammatical number that some languages use in addition to singular and plural. When a noun or pronoun appears in dual form, it is interpreted as referring to precisely two of the entities identified by the noun or pronoun. Verbs can also have dual agreement forms in these languages. The dual number existed in Proto-Indo-European, persisted in many of the now extinct ancient Indo-European languages that descended from it—Sanskrit, Ancient Greek and Gothic for example—and can still be found in a few modern Indo-European languages such as Scottish Gaelic, Slovenian, Sorbian, and Frisian. Many more modern Indo-European languages show residual traces of the dual, as in the English distinctions both vs. all, either vs. any, neither vs. none, and so on. Many Semitic languages also have dual number. For instance, in Arabic all nouns can have singular, plural, or dual forms. For non-broken plurals, masculine plural nouns end with ون -ūn and feminine plural nouns end with ات -āt, whilst ان -ān, is added to the end of a noun to indicate that it is dual.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dual

   dū′al, adj. consisting of two.—ns. Dū′ad, a pair of objects looked at as one; Dū′al-control′, any joint control or jurisdiction, as of England and France in Egypt; Dū′alism (philos.), that view which seeks to explain the world by the assumption of two radically independent and absolute elements—e.g. (1) the doctrine of the entire separation of spirit and matter, thus being opposed both to idealism and to materialism; (2) the doctrine of two distinct principles of good and of evil, or of two distinct divine beings of these characters; Dū′alist, a believer in dualism.—adj. Dualis′tic, consisting of two: relating to dualism.—ns. Dual′ity, doubleness: state of being double; Dū′al-school, a school for both boys and girls; Dū′archy, government by two. [L.,—duo, two.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dual

   Song lyrics by dual -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dual on the Lyrics.com website.

2. DUAL

   What does DUAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

3. Dual

   Dual vs. Duel -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Dual and Duel.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dual' in Adjectives Frequency: #943

Anagrams for dual »

1. udal

2. auld

3. laud

How to pronounce dual?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dual in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dual in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dual in a Sentence

1. Drew Scott:

   Now you fix the place up, and theyre not going to trash it like they would when theyre 1 year old, in some high-end homes, I love to see dual islands its actually an upgrade.

2. Joe Biden:

   We need to get inflation under control, the critical job of making sure elevated prices don't become entrenched rests with the Federal Reserve, which has a dual mandate : full employment and stable prices.

3. The Azeri central bank:

   A decision has been made to conduct a policy based on a mechanism of a dual-currency basket, which includes the dollar and euro, the central bank will continue its participation on the currency market in the framework of a corridor.

4. James Cakmak:

   Jack Dorsey is the right guy for the job, given Jack Dorsey product background and founder status. The only question is, is this the right time for a dual CEO role ?

5. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:

   While explicit forward guidance was used as a policy tool during the recession and earlier in the recovery, in more normal times, away from the zero lower bound, I believe forward guidance should be viewed more as a communications device, as such, I would like to see the forward guidance evolve over time to give more information about the conditions we systematically assess in calibrating the stance of policy to the economy's actual progress and anticipated progress toward our dual-mandate goals.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dual
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dual
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dual
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dual