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ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu-du·plex

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. duplex house, duplex, semidetached housenoun

    a house with two units sharing a common wall

  2. duplex apartment, duplexadjective

    an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase

  3. duplexadjective

    (used technically of a device or process) having two parts

    "a duplex transaction"

  4. duplexverb

    allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

    "duplex system"; "duplex telephony"

  5. duplexverb

    change into a duplex

GCIDE

  1. Duplexadjective

    (Computers) organized so that data may be transmitted in two opposite directions over the same channel; -- of communications channels, such as data transfer lines between computers.

  2. duplexnoun

    something which is duplex; -- used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units.

  3. duplexnoun

    (Biology, Genetics) a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See deoxyribonucleic acid.

Wiktionary

  1. duplexnoun

    house made up of two dwelling units

  2. duplexnoun

    a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.

  3. duplexnoun

    throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

  4. duplexverb

    To make duplex.

  5. duplexverb

    To make into a duplex.

  6. duplexverb

    To make a series of duplex throws.

  7. duplexadjective

    double, made up of two parts

  8. duplexadjective

    two direction (electronical signaling)

  9. Etymology: From duplex, from duo + plico, from πλέκω.

ChatGPT

  1. duplex

    Duplex is a term that can refer to several things, depending on the context: 1. In real estate, a duplex is a property that is divided into two separate living spaces, each with its own entrance. These could be side by side or one on top of the other. 2. In technology or telecommunications, duplex refers to a system or device capable of transmitting data in two directions simultaneously. 3. In genetics, a duplex refers to a double-stranded region of nucleic acids, particularly DNA and RNA. 4. In printing, duplex refers to the ability of a printer to print on both sides of a paper.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Duplexadjective

    double; twofold

  2. Etymology: [See Duplex, a.]

Wikidata

  1. Duplex

    Duplex is a 2003 American black comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore. The film was called Our House for its release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Duplex

    dū′pleks, adj. twofold: double.—adjs. Dū′ple, double: twofold; Dū′plicate, double: twofold.—n. another thing of the same kind: a copy or transcript.—v.t. to double: to fold.—n. Duplicā′tion.—adj. Dū′plicative.—ns. Dū′plicature, a doubling: anything doubled: the fold of a membrane; Duplic′ity, doubleness: insincerity of heart or speech: deceit; Dū′ply, a second reply in Scots law.—The duplication of the cube was a problem eagerly discussed by the early Greek geometers. [L. duplicāre, -ātumduplexduo, two, plicāre, to fold.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of duplex in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of duplex in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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