- Twin (disambiguation)
In
biology ,Twin s are two or moresibling s which gestated and were born together. Types of biological twins include:
*Fraternal twins
*Identical twins
*Multiple birth s, while not necessarily twins, are sometimes referred to as "multiple twins".
*Conjoined twins , or Siamese
*Parasitic twin , a very rare condition caused by a variety of circumstances
* Twin can also refer to adoppelgänger or clone.Pair of associated similar objects or concepts
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Town twinning , two distant cities that agree to partner each other, for various reasons
*Twin boundary , where two crystallites which share atoms at repeated intervals and have only a minor difference in orientation meet at
*Twin cities , two towns or cities that are geographically close to each other, and often referred to collectively. The term is most often used to describe the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States. Other examples include theTwin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, United States
*Twin prime , a prime number that differs from another prime number by two
*Twin Towers , any of a number of matching structures, most notably the former World Trade Center in New York CityPlaces
*Canada
**Twin Islands (British Columbia)
**North Twin Island (Nunavut)
**South Twin Island (Nunavut)
*USA
**Twin Island, New York
**Lower Twin Island , West Virginia
**Upper Twin Island , West VirginiaOther uses
* First Twin and Second Twin, the twin lost boys in J.M. Barrie's "
Peter Pan "
*Minnesota Twins , baseball team of Major League Baseball, which take their name from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
* "The Twins" (novel), a 2000 novel by Tessa De-Loo
**"Twin Sisters" (film), film adapted from the novel "The Twins"
*Twin (computing) , a Text WINdows computer interface
*Twin (mythology) , a very common theme in mythology
*TWIN (music producer) , a music production Team
* Twin, a standard bed, mattress, or sheet size
*Twin paradox , a thought experiment in special relativity
* "Twins" (album), the name of group Twins self-titled album
*Twins (group) , a Hong Kong-based Cantopop musical group
* "Twins" (1925 film), a 1925 film starring Stan Laurel
* "Twins" (1988 film), a 1988 comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito
* "Twins" (1993 film), gay pornographic film starring the O'Brien Twins, Christy twins and Karisdtadt Twins
* "Twins" (1999 film), gay pornographic film starring Gabriel and Oscar Peron
*Twins (The Matrix) , characters from "The Matrix Reloaded"
* "Twins" (TV series), a sitcom that debuted on The WB Television Network in September 2005
* "Twins", a photobook bySteven Underhill
* "Twins", a song by Manitoba from their 2003 album, "Up in Flames "
* "TWINS (Knock Out) ", a song by Super Junior from their 2005 album, "Super Junior 05"
* "Twins --- A Variety Store Named 'The End of the World"', a novel by Japanese authorNovala Takemoto
*Gemini (astrology) , Latin for twins, a zodiac sign
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