Twin (disambiguation)

Twin (disambiguation)

In biology, Twins are two or more siblings which gestated and were born together. Types of biological twins include:
* Fraternal twins
* Identical twins
* Multiple births, 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 a doppelgänger or clone.

Pair of associated similar objects or concepts

* 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 the Twin 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 City

Places

*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 Virginia

Other 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 by Steven 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 author Novala Takemoto
* Gemini (astrology), Latin for twins, a zodiac sign


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