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dual Definition

dual (do̵̅o̅əl, dyo̵̅o̅-)

adjective

  1. of two
  2. having or composed of two parts or kinds, like or unlike; double; twofold a dual nature

Etymology: L dualis < duo, two

noun

  1. dual number
  2. a word having dual number

dual Related Forms

du·al·ity (do̵̅o̅ alə tē, dyo̵̅o̅-) noun du·ally adverb

dual Synonyms

dual

modif.

binary, twofold, coupled; see double, twin.

dual Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • carriageway: Carry straight along dual carriageway, pull to right hand lane.
  • diagnosis: The practice based module is aimed at staff who are developing into the role of Dual Diagnosis Lead for their area.
  • nationality: Many bilingual learners are British citizens or have dual nationality.
  • processor: Thanks to support of latest components such as Intel Pentium D dual core processors and DDR2 memory, high performance computers can be assembled.
  • candidacy: Danny Alexander asked about dual candidacy ( a question I planted!
  • tuner: First, I ordered mine with dual analog tuners.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: Outside of these countries, only dual standard ( PAL/NTSC ) DVD players will play PAL DVDs.
  • still: Still dual, it skirts the southern end of the city before crossing over the River Hull.
  • also: Eastern National 519, a 1960 MW is also dual purpose, but preserved here in bus livery.
  • mostly: WASP cluster - a set of mostly dual Xeon workstations mostly used for analyzing SuperWASP data, also includes two single CPU machines.
  • currently: I am currently dual booting between Windows 95 and Linux and I have a 56K winmodem install.
  • predominantly: Participants were studying in a variety of modes including exclusively distance based, and predominantly dual mode, or face to face mode.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The firm will support and fund the post holder to become dual qualified if the English law qualification has not already been gained.
  • have: The claimant had dual US and Irish nationality, and by virtue of his Irish nationality he was a citizen of the European Union.
  • hold: The MidReC facilitation team is based in the department with members holding dual MidReC and academic posts.
  • allow: Second, on the phone menu, does not allow Dual SIM feature.