twin; paired twin-style item
Loanword-style noun or modifier meaning a twin or something arranged as a pair. For human twins in everyday Japanese, 双子 is usually more ordinary than ツイン.
This band is famous for having twin vocalists.
They are sometimes called twins in the English-style way.
twin room; room for two
Hotel abbreviation of ツインルーム. In Japanese hotel usage this commonly means a room for two people, often with two separate beds; it is distinct from ダブル when bed type matters.
See also: ツインルーム
I reserved one twin room for tonight.
I'd like to stay in a twin room, not a single.
At check-in, I said I'd like a twin room, please.
ツイン implies two identical or matching items, whereas ペア can describe any two things that form a set, matching or not.
ダブル usually refers to a hotel room with one large double bed, while ツイン refers to a room with two separate beds.
twin cam
twin-turbo
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails
twin bed
double bass drum pedal; double kick drum pedal
No language-of-origin data is specified. The katakana spelling is conventionally used as a loanword-style form corresponding to the meaning “twin.”