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duplet

/ˈdjuːplɪt/US/ˈduplət/

duplet noun: a tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.

Noun

duplet (plural duplets)

  1. A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
  2. the set of two electrons, with antiparallel spins, in the same orbital
  3. (archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.

duplet meaning in Tamil and Bengali

duplet in Tamil

எலக்ட்ரான் சோடி, இரட்டை

duplet in Bengali

দুটি জিনিসের একটি দল

Synonyms of duplet

Forms of duplet

pluralduplets

Origin of duplet

Mid-17th century. From Latin duplus.

Words formed from duplet

  • duplet rule

Words that rhyme with duplet

Questions about duplet

What does duplet mean?
Duplet means a tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
What is duplet in Tamil?
Duplet in Tamil is எலக்ட்ரான் சோடி, இரட்டை. See Duplet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is duplet?
Duplet is a noun.
How do you pronounce duplet?
Duplet is pronounced /ˈdjuːplɪt/.
What is the plural of duplet?
The plural of duplet is duplets.

Words near duplet in the dictionary

  1. Duplechin
  2. Duplechins
  3. Dupler
  4. Duplers
  5. DuPlessis
  6. duplet
  7. duplets
  8. duplex
  9. duplex escapement
  10. duplex escapements
  11. duplex lathe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: duplet (page history and authors); duplet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); duplet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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