duplicación
/duplikaθjon/from spelling rules
Doubling in Spanish is duplicación.
The term duplicación refers to the process or an instance of making something double.
Meaning: The process or an instance of making something double (noun)
Which one should you use?
While duplicación is the noun used for the process of doubling, the corresponding verb meaning 'to double' or 'to duplicate' is duplicar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of duplicación is duplicaciones.
How do you pronounce it?
/duplikaθjon/
Did you know?
- In Spanish grammar, the concept of doubling a sound is called geminación. This is distinct from duplicación because it refers specifically to the phonetic doubling of a consonant.
- The word duplicación is a 'learned borrowing' from the Latin duplicātiōnem. This means it did not evolve naturally through spoken Vulgar Latin but was consciously reintroduced by scholars.
- In Spanish music terminology, duplicación refers to the technique of having two instruments play the same melody to thicken the sound.
Examples in context
- La tarea consiste en la duplicación de las muestras para su análisis.The task consists of the doubling of the samples for their analysis.
- La duplicación de la receta fue un éxito.The doubling of the recipe was a success.
- Buscamos la duplicación de la clave de seguridad.We are looking for the duplication of the security key.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are reviewing a business report.
- MaríaMira este gráfico, hay una duplicación de cifras.Look at this graph, there is a doubling of figures.
- DanielTienes razón, María. Debo corregirlo ahora.You are right, María. I must correct it now.
- MaríaEso causó que el total fuera incorrecto.That caused the total to be incorrect.
- DanielLo siento, Daniel revisará todo el documento.I am sorry, Daniel will review the whole document.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries duplicación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
