Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double
plural doublings
- countableuncountableThe process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.
1994, David C. Schneider, Quantitative Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Scaling, page 361 more example
In an article concerning Yunnan, it pointed out that the efforts of the Nuchiang Lisu Autonomous Chou’s party committee had resulted in a doubling of minorities cadres since 1965, and that many of these persons had assumed the first and second positions in leadership squads at different levels.
1976, June Teufel Dreyer, China's Forty Millions: Minority Nationalities and National Integration in the People's Republic of China, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 242 - countableuncountableThe act of turning around, or doubling back.
- archaiccountableuncountableA trick; double-dealing.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek διπλασιασμός
- διπλασιασμός (diplasiasmós)The process or an instance of making something double
Bulgarian удвояване, дублиране
- удвояване (udvojavane)The process or an instance of making something double
- дублиране (dublirane)The process or an instance of making something double
Catalan desdoblament
- desdoblamentThe process or an instance of making something double
Dutch verdubbeling
- verdubbelingThe process or an instance of making something double
French dédoublement
- dédoublementThe process or an instance of making something double
Italian raddoppiatura, sdoppiamento
- raddoppiaturaThe process or an instance of making something double
- sdoppiamentoThe process or an instance of making something double
Māori whakarearuatanga
- whakarearuatangaThe process or an instance of making something double
Portuguese desdobramento
- desdobramentoThe process or an instance of making something double
Spanish desdoblamiento
- desdoblamientoThe process or an instance of making something double
Cite this entry
doubling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling
“doubling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubling.
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