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Tandem
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- 1 With two components arranged one behind the other. also, attributive, not-comparable
"tandem canoe tandem engine"
- 2 Working together collaboratively; collaborative, cooperative. also, attributive, figuratively, not-comparable
"Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful."
- 1 One behind the other; in single file. also, attributive, not-comparable
"The horses were harnessed tandem."
- 2 In close collaboration; collaboratively, cooperatively. also, attributive, figuratively, not-comparable
- 1 one behind the other wordnet
- 1 A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer. also, attributive, countable
"[H]e was a man whose head was at this time entirely full of gigs, and tandems, and unicorns: business was his aversion; pleasure was his business."
- 2 a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats wordnet
- 3 Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other. also, attributive, broadly, countable, uncountable
"Later in the day the Row is empty, but, on the other hand, the pleasure horse monopolises the circle, now comparatively deserted. Singly, in pairs, tandems, and fours, he draws the family carriage with a lozenge on the panels, the brougham of the fashionable doctor, the coupé of the popular actress, the man about town's smart dog-cart."
- 4 an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another wordnet
- 5 A thing with two components arranged one behind the other. also, attributive, broadly, countable, uncountable
"If you want a canoe that can seat both of you comfortably, you’ll need a tandem."
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- 6 A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.; Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”). abbreviation, also, alt-of, attributive, broadly, countable, ellipsis, specifically, uncountable
- 7 A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer. also, attributive, broadly, countable, uncountable
"If an interstitial implant is placed in a patient with an intact uterus, a tandem should be inserted and loaded with cesium 137 or iridium 192."
- 8 A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration. also, attributive, countable, figuratively
"Stubb's whale had been killed some distance from the ship. It was a calm; so, forming a tandem of three boats, we commenced the slow business of towing the trophy to the Pequod."
- 9 A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn. also, attributive, figuratively, uncountable
"Spanish and English tandem learners discuss the meaning of a given word in a semi-structured conversation. […] Tandem learning is the term used to describe the learning which takes place when native speakers and learners of each other's language learn from each other and help each other learn. […] Tandem learners are responsible for identifying their own needs, setting their own goals and finding means to achieve them."
- 1 Synonym of tandemize (“(transitive) to harness or drive (two draught animals, generally draught horses) one behind the other; to set up (two or more things, such as pieces or equipment) to work in tandem or together; (intransitive) to drive a tandem (‘carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other’)”) also, ambitransitive, attributive
"[O]ur dog-cart having come to hand, from the hilliness of the road, we tandemed the ten miles due west, along the southern shore of Clew Bay."
Etymology
PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.
PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.
PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.
PIE word *téh₂m The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.
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