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two-sided

two-sided

1 2.7
Having two sides that can both be used, like tape or cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈtuːˈsaɪdɪd/
translation icon : doble cara
  • I need to buy some two-sided tape for my craft project.
  • two-sided photo album
  • two-sided printing
  • two-sided plastic

So you have this problem when you cook a steak that when you cook with high heat, you get a temperature gradient and you get those bands of Gray meat on two sides.

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Examples

  • It was one of those scrambled, two-sided Xeroxes where the fronts and backs of all the cards are there, but they don't match up.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So I get the two sides of the drawer and false front from the same Birch plywood I use in the project and the front and back from the other random plywood I had.

  • So, they printed the computer flight plan two-sided.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Click this link to find a two-sided flyer.

    Blog text (32)
  • It is two-sided and centered on the frequency zero.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The handout was printed on two-sided paper to save space.

  • This printer supports two-sided printing, so you can save paper.

Synonyms

reversible
vstwo-sided
4 3.5

Can be used or worn with either side facing out

focuses on two usable sides rather than direction or functional reversal
biface
vstwo-sided
9.9

Having two sides that both show different things

has identical meaning but appears as the other form
bifacial
vstwo-sided
9.2

Having two different sides or surfaces

has identical meaning but appears as the other form
double-faced
vstwo-sided
  • Specialized
6.4

Fabric that can be used on both sides, often with different patterns

is the general idea of two usable sides not only for fabric

Antonyms

1 4.0

Made to be used with only one side showing

How Many Sides

three-sided
1 1.5
two-sided
1 2.7
one-sided
1 4.0

Surface Forms

two-sided positive

Morphology

two-sided = two + side (transparent) = two + side + ed

The adjective is clearly built from the numeral 'two' + noun 'side' plus the adjectival '-ed', and both components directly yield the meanings in this sense.

Etymology

Two-sided comes from the simple parts two ('two') and side ('surface' or 'face'), so it literally means 'having two faces'. So, it describes things you can use on both sides, like tape, cloth, or a brochure.