DUPLE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'doopul
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

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	Synonyms:	double, dual, multiple


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Du"ple\, a. [L. duplus. See {Double}.] Double. {Duple ratio} (Math.), that in which the antecedent term is double the consequent, as of 2 to 1, 8 to 4, etc.