TANDEM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of tandem in English tandemnoun [ C ] uk /ˈtæn.dəm/ us /ˈtæn.dəm/ Add to word list Add to word list a bicycle made for two people who sit one behind the other: A man and his daughter cycled past on a tandem.   jpgfactory/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages Bicycles

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in tandem (Definition of tandem from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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tandemnoun [ C ] us /ˈtæn·dəm/ Add to word list Add to word list two people or pieces of equipment that work together to achieve a result, or a team of two people or animals: Several races were held, including one for father-and-son tandems. A tandem is also a bicycle built for two people.  in tandem If something is done in tandem, two people develop or work on it together or during the same period of time: This director and composer have worked in tandem on several films. (Definition of tandem from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tandem Negotiation of meaning and codeswitching in online tandems. From the Cambridge English Corpus Negotiation of meaning and o codeswitching in online tandems. From the Cambridge English Corpus The sixth form boys in one school bought tandems so that they could take blind boys out cycling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am in favour of policemen on bikes—even on tandems, although we are trying to break up the two-by-two regime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In identity work, erasure and highlighting often function in tandem to establish interactionally or situationally sufficient alignments and disalignments. From the Cambridge English Corpus We consider two-stage tandem queuing systems with dedicated servers in each station and flexible servers that can serve in both stations. From the Cambridge English Corpus The optimal control of a two-stage tandem queueing system with flexible servers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Nonetheless, web-based environments devoted to developing both types of competences in tandem are new and experimental. From the Cambridge English Corpus Both these motors are controlled by one electronic speed controller and are actuated in tandem. From the Cambridge English Corpus Three possible scenarios are discussed extensively : mutually reinforcing flight from the world ; conflicting religiopolitical agendas ; and prophetic catalysts moving in tandem. From the Cambridge English Corpus The pacing tandems were ridden by professionals, of whom as many as 100 were under contract. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Competitors rode behind pacers on tandems or motorcycles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Spectacular tandems, interlocking talons and falling some distance from the sky are typical of mutual displays. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Four different sorts of task were set, with each tandem pair working on the task for four weeks and interacting by e-mail. From the Cambridge English Corpus The three principles behind tandem learning are bilingualism; reciprocity; and learner autonomy. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of tandem These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of tandem?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 雙人自行車… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 双人自行车… See more in Spanish tándem, en tándem, uno detrás del otro… See more in Portuguese tandem, bicicleta de dois lugares, um atrás do outro… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian iki kişilik bisiklet, art arda… See more tandem, en tandem… See more tandem, op een tandem… See more tandem, v tandemu… See more tandem… See more sepeda tandem, berdua… See more รถม้าสองล้อซึ่งใช้ม้าสองตัวลากเรียงตามยาว, เรียงตามกัน… See more xe đạp đôi, đi xe đạp đôi… See more tandem, w/na tandemie… See more tandemcykel, tandem… See more basikal tandem, bersama-sama… See more das Tandem, hintereinander… See more tandemsykkel, etter hverandre… See more тандем, цугом, низкою… See more Need a translator?

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