geminate

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

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verb (used with or without object), gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing.

to make or become doubled or paired.

adjective

Also gem·i·nat·ed. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.

noun

Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.

Origin of geminate

1590–1600; < Latin geminātus doubled (past participle of gemināre), equivalent to gemin- double + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsgem·i·nate·ly, adverbnon·gem·i·nate, adjective, noun

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Related Words for geminate

dual, binary, corresponding, like, joint, double, accompanying, same, parallel, second, matching, coupled, geminate, copied, duplex, twin, duplicate, repeated, twice, duplicated

Examples from the Web for geminate

Historical Examples of geminate

Frustules single or geminate, cylindrical, short, in zone view rectangular or with undulating sides.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Charles Sumner Boyer
Geminate: arranged in pairs composed of two similar parts: doubled.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Sometimes few simple hexaradiate and geminate tetraradiate spicula are mingled.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel
Spicula of three different kinds; simple needles, radiate, and geminate mixed.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel
Spicula of three different kinds; simple needles, radiate and geminate mixed.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for geminate

geminate

adjective (ˈdʒɛmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) Also: geminated

combined in pairs; doubleda geminate leaf; a geminate consonant

verb (ˈdʒɛmɪˌneɪt)

to arrange or be arranged in pairsthe ``t''s in ``fitted'' are geminated

Derived Formsgeminately, adverb

Word Origin for geminate

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

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Word Origin and History for geminate

adj.

"duplicated, found in pairs," 1590s, from Latin geminatus "twinned, equal," past participle of geminare "to double, repeat," related to geminus "twin," perhaps from PIE *yem- "to pair." As a verb, from 1630s. Related: Geminated; geminating.

geminate in Medicine

geminate

[jĕm′ə-nĭt, -nāt′]

adj.

Occurring in pairs.