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doublet

UK
/ˈdʌblɪt/
US
/ˈdʌblɪt/

Translations

doubletnoun
doublets
pl
UK
/ˈdʌblɪt/
US
/ˈdʌblɪt/
pourpointVêtement historique de la Renaissance.
The actor wore a richly embroidered doublet for his role in the historical play.
L’acteur portait un pourpoint richement brodé pour son rôle dans la pièce historique.
doubleAu jeu de fléchettes, pour la zone extérieure qui compte double.
He finished the leg with a doublet twenty.
Il a terminé la manche avec un double vingt.
doubletEn linguistique, paire de mots apparentés par l’étymologie.
The English words "frail" and "fragile" form a well-known doublet.
Les mots anglais « frail » et « fragile » forment un doublet bien connu.
doubletEn gemmologie, pierre composite formée de deux couches.
The jeweler explained that the opal was a doublet, with a quartz cap to enhance its appearance.
Le bijoutier a expliqué que l’opale était un doublet, avec une couche de quartz pour améliorer son apparence.
doubletEn optique.
The photographer used a doublet lens to capture sharper images.
Le photographe a utilisé une lentille doublet pour obtenir des images plus nettes.
doubletTerme scientifique courant pour une paire ou un ensemble de deux éléments étroitement liés.
The scientist examined the doublet of stars through the telescope.
Le scientifique a examiné le doublet d’étoiles à travers le télescope.
Synonyms
couplet
doppelgänger
twosome
duo
pair
doubletadjective
UK
/ˈdʌblɪt/
US
/ˈdʌblət/
Used attributively to describe something that has or involves two matching parts.
doubleEn optique, composé de deux éléments similaires ou identiques.
The microscope is equipped with a doublet lens system.
Le microscope est équipé d’un système de lentilles double.

Definitions

doubletnoun
A close-fitting jacket worn by men in the Renaissance period, often with a short skirt and sometimes with sleeves.
The actor wore a richly embroidered doublet for his role in the historical play.
A pair of similar or identical things.
The scientist examined the doublet of stars through the telescope.
A lens made of two different types of glass to reduce chromatic aberration.
The photographer used a doublet lens to capture sharper images.
A gemstone consisting of two layers, typically a thin layer of a precious stone on top of a less valuable material.
The jeweler explained that the opal was a doublet, with a quartz cap to enhance its appearance.
Either of a pair of words in the same language that originate from the same etymological source but have diverged in form or meaning.
The English words "frail" and "fragile" form a well-known doublet.
In darts, the outer narrow ring of the dartboard that scores double the nominal value of a segment, or a throw that lands there.
He finished the leg with a doublet twenty.
A pair of closely spaced spectral lines produced by the splitting of an atomic or molecular transition.
The sodium D doublet is easily observed with a small spectroscope.
doubletadjective
Consisting of or relating to two similar or identical components; paired.
The microscope is equipped with a doublet lens system.
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