[ adj ] producing two offspring at a time <adj.all>
Twin \Twin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinning}.] 1. To bring forth twins. --Tusser.
2. To be born at the same birth. --Shak.
Twinning \Twin"ning\, n. (Crystallog.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about.
{Polysynthetic twinning}, repeated twinning of crystal lamell[ae], as that of the triclinic feldspars.
{Repeated twinning}, twinning of more than two crystals, or parts of crystals.
{Twinning axis}, {Twinning plane}. See the Note under {Twin}, n.
Training is being provided under a 'twinning' arrangement initiated by the International Finance Corporation and financed by the World Bank loan.