Definition of Twinnings

1. Noun. (plural of twinning) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twinnings

1. twinning [n] - See also: twinning

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twinnings

twinkly-eyed
twinks
twinleaf
twinleafs
twinless
twinlike
twinling
twinlings
twinnable
twinned
twinner
twinners
twinnie
twinnies
twinning
twinnings
twinnite
twins
twinset
twinsets
twinship
twinships
twinspot
twinspots
twinter
twinters
twiny
twip
twips
twire

Literary usage of Twinnings

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

1. Baltimore Lectures on Molecular Dynamics and the Wave Theory of Light by William Thomson Kelvin (1904)
"... from the watery solution by the ordinary process of slow evaporation and crystallization show twinnings and counter- twinnings at irregular intervals in ..."

2. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"Twinnings and Neumann Lines. — It has been already stated that according to Osmond and Cartaud twin crystals frequently occur in gamma iron. ..."

3. The Molecular Tactics of a Crystal by William Thomson Kelvin (1894)
"Disturbances such as these occurring irregularly during the growth of a crystal, might produce a large number of successive twinnings at parallel planes ..."

4. The Metallography of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1912)
"Twinnings are also produced through pressure or other stress tending to ... In Figures 9, 10, and 11 are shown twinnings respectively in marble (due to ..."

5. Canada by OECD Staff, Oecd (1998)
"The familiarisation visits as part of this project have led to a number of "twinnings" of South African and Canadian provinces. Initially, short visits to ..."

6. The Iron and Steel Magazine by Albert Sauveur (1901)
"Gamwa-iron includes pieces of true crystals with numerous twinnings, while Beta-iron takes the shape of pseudo-crystals without twinnings, approaching, ..."

7. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters (1893)
"... and an neck of upland between it on the west side of William Twinnings all his abovesaid land and meadow I give to my son Joseph ..."

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