having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
manifold; multiple: the multiplex opportunities in high technology.
Telecommunications. of, relating to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more signals or messages over a single channel.
verb (used with object)
Telecommunications.
to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy, allowing multiple synchronous signals to be sent and received on a single telegraph wire.
to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.
verb (used without object)
to send several messages or signals simultaneously, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.
noun
a multiplex electronics system.
(in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.
Also called mul·ti·plex cin·e·ma[muhl-tuh-pleks sin-uh-muh], /ˈmʌl təˌplɛks ˈsɪn ə mə/, mul·ti·plex the·a·ter[muhl-tuh-pleks thee-uh-ter]. /ˈmʌl təˌplɛks ˈθi ə tər/. a group of two or more movie theaters on the same site or in the same building, especially a cluster of adjoining theaters.
Origin of multiplex
From Latin, dating back to 1550–60; see origin at multi-, -plex
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This weekend pits two damsels in distress against one another at the multiplex.
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All these and many more phases of New York's multiplex life took his full and restless attention.
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Harrowed by the multiplex difficulties surrounding an intrigue, Persis was kept waiting at the door a long time in the cold.
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For the form of contrarieties is multiplex, as logicians teach.
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We know that our mind is simple, because it thinks, whereas the composite, the multiplex cannot think.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiplex
multiplex
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks) /
noun
telecomm
the use of a common communications channel for sending two or more messages or signals. In frequency-division multiplex the frequency band transmitted by the common channel is split into narrower bands each of which constitutes a distinct channel. In time-division multiplex different channels are established by intermittent connections to the common channel
(as modifier)a multiplex transmitter
a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar
(as modifier)a multiplex cinema
adjective
designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect
a less common word for multiple
verb
to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex
Word Origin for multiplex
C16: from Latin: having many folds, from multi- + plicāre to fold