geminate

[ verb jem-uh-neyt; adjective noun jem-uh-nit, -neyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing.

1. to make or become doubled or paired.

adjective

1. Also geminated. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.

noun

1. Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.

geminate

adjective

1. combined in pairs; doubled

   a geminate consonant

   a geminate leaf

verb

1. to arrange or be arranged in pairs

   the ``t''s in ``fitted'' are geminated

Derived Forms

• ˈgeminately, adverb

Other Words From

• gem·i·nate·ly adverb
• non·gem·i·nate adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of geminate¹

1590–1600; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre ), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of geminate¹

C17: from Latin gemināre to double, from geminus born at the same time, twin

Example Sentences

Frustules single or geminate, cylindrical, short, in zone view rectangular or with undulating sides.

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Frustules free, sometimes geminate; valve as in Navicula but with a stauros.

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Geminate: arranged in pairs composed of two similar parts: doubled.

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Spicula all geminate-radiate, with a short middle rod and a variable number of shanks on each end of it.

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Spicula mixed, of two different kinds; simple needles and geminate-forked.

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