duplex
/ˈdu.plɛks/ adjective, noun, verb
Forms duplexes duplices duplexing duplexed
- adjective (architecture) Having two floors.
- adjective (architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments.
- adjective (metallurgy) Of stainless steel: having a structure containing austenite and ferrite in roughly equal proportions.
- adjective (telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions). “duplex telegraphy”
- adjective (soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
- noun (US, Canada, Australia) A house made up of two dwelling units.
- noun (US) A dwelling unit with two floors.
- noun (philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
- noun (juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
- noun (biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
- noun (geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
- verb To make duplex.
- verb To make into a duplex.
- verb (juggling) To make a series of duplex throws.
Synonyms
semi-detached house duplex house semidetached house duplex apartment
Antonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin duplex (“double, two-fold”), from duo (“two”) + plico (“fold together”); compare the roots of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”); compare also πλέκω (plékō, “twist, braid”). By surface analysis, duo- + -plex.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Double; twofold. Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement.
Etymology [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See Two, and Complex.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “duplex”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details