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PRONUNCIATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE

dual-purpose play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUAL-PURPOSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dual-Purpose is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DUAL-PURPOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dual-purpose

Dual-purpose is a noun and adjective referring to things serving two purposes. It can specifically refer to: ▪ Dual-use technology ▪ Dual purpose gun, naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets ▪ Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition ▪ Dual-purpose motorcycle, designed for both on- and off-road use ▪ Dual-purpose pump ladder, standard type of firefighting vehicle used by the London Fire Brigade ▪ Fighting knife ▪ Viaduct, road bridge-aqueduct ▪ Dual-purpose breed, an animal or plant breed such as chickens, beef/dairy cattle, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, pigs, hops, etc. that provide at least 2 kinds of resources or skills...

Definition of dual-purpose in the English dictionary

The definition of dual-purpose in the dictionary is having or serving two functions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUAL-PURPOSE

dual heritage
Dual Monarchy
dual national
dual nationality
dual ownership
dual personality
dual sensory impairment
dual-band
dual-control
dual-heritage
Duala
dualin
dualism
dualist
dualistic
dualistically
dualities
duality
dualize
dualled

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUAL-PURPOSE

all-purpose
compose
counterpose
cross-purpose
dispose
expose
general-purpose
impose
interpose
multipurpose
on purpose
oppose
pose
propose
purpose
repose
repurpose
superpose
suppose
transpose

Synonyms and antonyms of dual-purpose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dual-purpose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE

Find out the translation of dual-purpose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dual-purpose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dual-purpose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de doble propósito
570 millions of speakers

English

dual-purpose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोहरे उद्देश्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذات الغرض المزدوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойного назначения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dual-purpose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বৈত উদ্দেশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

double usage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dwi-tujuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Doppelzweck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デュアルパーパス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중 목적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dual-purpose
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai mục đích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை நோக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी हेतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki amaçlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dual -purpose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwójnego przeznaczenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійного призначення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu dublu scop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλού σκοπού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbeldoel-
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbel funktion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dual -purpose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dual-purpose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUAL-PURPOSE»

The term «dual-purpose» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.554 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUAL-PURPOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dual-purpose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dual-purpose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dual-purpose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUAL-PURPOSE»

Discover the use of dual-purpose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dual-purpose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Genetically Improved Dual-purpose Cowpea: Assessment of ...
to grain yield, in the latter's cowpea breeding programme (Tarawali et al. 1997). Some promising dual-purpose varieties – with good grain and fodder yields for the dry savannahs – were identified (Singh and Tarawali 1997; Singh et al., 1997 ).
‎2002
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Comparison of Production Systems Involving Grain-only Wheat, ...
PAPER II COMPARISON OF GRAIN-ONLY AND DUAL-PURPOSE WHEAT BASED ON KEY PARAMETERS ELICITED FROM GROWERS Abstract Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) may be grown in the Southern Plains either to produce only ...
Jason Chance Duke, 2008
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Auditing EDP Systems
DUAL-PURPOSE TESTING IN COMPUTER AUDITING Although the auditing standards suggest a very structured approach, stating that the auditor first perform controls testing and then perform substantive testing based on the results of the ...
Peter B.B. Turney, Donald Watne, Donald A. Watne, 2002
4
Adoption and Impact of Dry-season Dual-purpose Cowpea in the ...
1994 1995 1996 1997 Year dual-purpose cowpea has increased significantly. Figure 2 shows the evolution of land area cultivated to dry-season dual-purpose cowpea compared to that for wheat in the three survey villages. In 1994, wheat ...
‎1999
5
Auditing: A Business Risk Approach
Required Identify two ways in which the auditor might gain assurance that sales transactions are properly valued. 10-68 (Directional Testing and Dual-Purpose Tests, LO 5, 6) During a discussion, one auditor noted that her approach to testing ...
Larry Rittenberg, Karla Johnstone, Audrey Gramling, 2009
6
Application of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Dual-purpose Wheat ...
I. INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), which can be grown for forage only, grain only, or for both forage and grain (known as dual-purpose), is known as one of the most important crops in the Southern Great Plains (Redmon et al., ...
Roji Manandhar, 2008
7
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
This is the dual purpose reactor. Such a reactor holds promise of economic power production, at the same time contributing to the strength so necessary today for the preservation of peace. The "dual purpose reactor" is a reactor whose object ...
8
More Picture-perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books ...
Dual-purpose books are intended to serve two purposes: present a story and provide facts. They employ a format that allows readers to use the book like a storybook or to use it like a non-narrative information book. Sometimes information can ...
Karen Rohrich Ansberry, Emily Rachel Morgan, 2007
9
Wheat: Science and Trade
Characterizing a suitable dual-purpose cultivar The requirements for a dual- purpose wheat cultivar are different than for grain-only cultivars. A suitable dual- purpose wheat cultivar needs to have the ability to germinate well under hot soil ...
Brett F. Carver, 2009
10
American Motorcyclist
And the sport of dual- purpose motorcycling (as it was then known) was born. In the late '60s and early 70s, thousands of American motorcyclists learned how much fun dual-purpose riding could be. With a dual-purpose machine, you could  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUAL-PURPOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dual-purpose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Listening to music in bed: Try it, you might like it
Of course, you could add a display for a dual-purpose music and home theater system, but I was fascinated by the idea of keeping the focus ... «CNET, Jul 15»
2
'Children of the Gaza War' Documentary Shows Cycle of Conflict …
The same report disclosed that Israel is being cautious with building materials. They have put several restrictions for dual-purpose materials for ... «Parent Herald, Jul 15»
3
MPD introduces new member, K-9 Jagger
Jagger is the seventh K-9 on the force, and is a dual-purpose dog that can perform building searches, track missing people, detect narcotics ... «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
4
Seward County Sheriff's Office K9 Niko soon to have body armor
“He's a dual-purpose K9 police dog. He's trained in tracking, suspect apprehension and locating illegal drugs.” Vested Interest in K9s provides ... «Leader and Times, Jul 15»
5
Special Delivery: Shell of New Vet Clinic Arrives at ACS
Work can now begin in earnest to install and establish the new dual-purpose veterinary clinic on ACS's grounds. The clinic has been in the ... «Long Beach Post, Jul 15»
6
Camping tricks to ease your vacation
... you make your fire-starters and clean out your old Scentsy scent at the same time. I mean, who doesn't love dual-purpose life hacks? «Iowa State Daily, Jul 15»
7
Max: American movie showcases valor of military working dogs
Photo courtesy of USMC Archives/flickr Dual-purpose dogs are highly prized for use in military operations involving patrol, protection, scouting, ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
8
NHL expansion: Las Vegas among best options as application …
... as to whether the new arena should be made to be dual-purpose in hopes of bringing a second anchor tenant for more bang for their buck. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
9
6 steps to becoming a correctional K9 handler
With this said, the value that decoys bring to training with departments utilizing dual-purpose dogs (dogs trained for protection and scent work) cannot be ... «CorrectionsOne, Jul 15»
10
Heritage Livestock are Vanishing Across the United States (Photos)
Originally a dual-purpose breed, certain breeders are still working to represent dairy characteristics within their red poll cows, and their milk is ... «Live Science, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dual-Purpose [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dual-purpose>. May 2024 ».
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