doubling

noun

The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from 14th c.]

The act of turning around, or doubling back. [from 16th c.]

A pleat or fold. [from 17th c.]

(archaic) A trick; double-dealing.

Roots

duplusdoubl- · Latin · double, twofold

Synonyms for doubling

redoublingv duplicature halvingv doublenessn geminationn reduplicationn duplicationn

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