Definition of Two-sided

1. Adjective. Capable of being reversed or used with either side out. "A reversible jacket"

Exact synonyms: Reversible
Similar to: Double-faced
Antonyms: Nonreversible
Derivative terms: Reverse, Reversible

2. Adjective. Having two sides or parts.
Exact synonyms: Bilateral
Similar to: Many-sided, Multilateral

Definition of Two-sided

1. Adjective. having two sides ¹

2. Adjective. symmetrical ¹

3. Adjective. reversible ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Two-sided

1. 1. Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical. 2. Symmetrical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Two-sided

two-percenter
two-phase
two-piece
two-piece suit
two-pieces
two-ply
two-point conversion
two-point perspective
two-price advertising
two-ranked
two-seam fastball
two-seamer
two-seater
two-second rule
two-sided (current term)
two-sided ideal
two-spirit
two-spirited
two-spirits
two-spotted ladybug
two-start
two-step
two-step exercise test
two-step procedure
two-stream amplifier
two-stream instability
two-stroke
two-stroke engine
two-stroke engines

Literary usage of Two-sided

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Projective Geometry by Oswald Veblen, John Wesley Young (1918)
"Any other region is said to be two-sided. A convex region is two-sided. ... One- and two-sided regions are denned as in the two-dimensional case. ..."

2. The Structure & Development of the Mosses & Ferns (Archegoniatae). by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1895)
"... this is replaced by a two-sided one, but even here it has been ... replaced by the two-sided one after the apex of the shoot appears above ground. ..."

3. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1910)
"It is evident that in each case the free surface of the cell forms another side, and that a "two-sided apical cell" is really three-sided; a "three- sided ..."

4. Better Speech: A Textbook of Speech Training for Secondary Schools by Charles Henry Woolbert, Andrew Thomas Weaver (1922)
"SPEAKER AND SPOKEN TO A. Speech Is a two-sided Activity. Speaking always involves at least two persons, one speaking and one spoken to. ..."

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