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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

doublet [ 'dʌblɪt] [ 'dʌblɪt]
  1. 1. noun 主要在14至16世纪穿的)双面男用短上衣,马甲
  2. 2. noun 一对类似物中的一个;成对物,对偶物
  3. 3. noun 一对,一双
  4. 4. noun [复数形态时]掷出的两个同点的骰子
  5. 5. noun 一种用两块水晶一层彩色玻璃粘合成的夹层假宝石
  6. 6. noun [linguistics] 双式词(语言中一种,在词源词形词义相似的一对词项,如card和chart)
  7. 7. noun [radio] 同义词】dipole(antenna)
  8. 8. noun [physics] 量子偶对
  9. 9. noun [optics] 双重线
  10. 10. noun [electronics] 偶粒子;偶极子

Collins English-English Dictionary

doublet ['d^blɪt]
  1. 1. n (formerly) a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves (esp in the phrase doublet and hose.)
  2. 2. n a pair of similar things, esp two words deriving ultimately from the same source, for example reason and ratio or fragile and frail
  3. 3. n one of such a pair
  4. 4. n [jewellery] a false gem made by welding a thin layer of a gemstone onto a coloured glass base or by fusing two small stones together to make a larger one
  5. 5. n [physics] a multiplet that has two members
  6. 6. n a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines
  7. 7. n [plural] two dice each showing the same number of spots on one throw
  8. 8. n [physics] two simple lenses designed to be used together, the optical distortion in one being balanced by that in the other
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French, from double

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