dual vs duel
Definitions
adjective
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Examples
Nor do I deny that they sometimes abuse their power and are unfair to individuals.
The ether gradually absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, being converted into acetic acid; this, by its superior affinities, reacts on the iodide present, converting it into acetate, with liberation of hydriodic acid; while this latter, under the influence of the atmospheric oxygen, is very rapidly converted into water and iodine.
The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces.
Definitions
noun
- a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
verb
- fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
Examples
This naturally resulted in a magical duel, which Crowley eventually won.
Aaron Burr are largely reduced to an amusing but pointless conversation with four gigantic hoodlums from Baltimore who are asked to interpret the word "despicable," which triggered the Burr-Hamilton duel.
The spot kick was a duel between the two best players on the pitch.
