TANDEM


Meaning of TANDEM in English

I. ˈtandəm, -aan- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin, at length, at last (taken to mean “lengthwise”), from tam so, so much, as (akin to Greek to that) + -dem (demonstrative suff.) — more at that

1.

a.

(1) : a 2-seated carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other

(2) : a team harnessed in this manner

b. : tandem bicycle

c. : tandem airplane

d. : a vehicle (as a trailer or truck) having close-coupled pairs of axles

2. : a group of two or more arranged or following one behind the other : two or more used or acting in conjunction

a more persuasive … tandem could not be found, nor two men with more sincerity — Darrell Berrigan

- in tandem

II. adverb

Etymology: Latin, adverb, at length

: one after or behind another

horses driven tandem

III. adjective

: consisting of two arranged one behind the other

a tandem arrangement of engine cylinders

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.