duplex

adjective

/ˈdjuːpleks/

/ˈduːpleks/

[only before noun]

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(of a flat) with rooms on two floors
- a duplex apartment
- The duplex penthouses cover the top two floors of the building.
(North American English) (of a house) joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared synonym semi-detached
- a duplex house/villa
(of a printer or its software) able to print on both sides of the paper
- This model comes with nice features such as Wi-Fi and duplex printing.
(of communications systems, computer systems, radio, etc.) allowing signals to be sent in both directions at the same time
- A common application of duplex communication is in online chat systems.

duplex

noun

/ˈdjuːpleks/

/ˈduːpleks/

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(North American English) a building divided into two homes or apartments with separate entrancesTopics Houses and homesc2
(British English) a flat with rooms on two floorsTopics Houses and homesc2
(Australian English, North American English) a house that is joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared; a semi-detached house

Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin duplex, duplic-, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The noun dates from the 1920s.

单词	duplex
释义	duplex adjective /ˈdjuːpleks/ /ˈduːpleks/ [only before noun] jump to other results (of a flat) with rooms on two floors a duplex apartment The duplex penthouses cover the top two floors of the building. (North American English) (of a house) joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared synonym semi-detached a duplex house/villa (of a printer or its software) able to print on both sides of the paper This model comes with nice features such as Wi-Fi and duplex printing. (of communications systems, computer systems, radio, etc.) allowing signals to be sent in both directions at the same time A common application of duplex communication is in online chat systems. duplex noun /ˈdjuːpleks/ /ˈduːpleks/ jump to other results enlarge image (North American English) a building divided into two homes or apartments with separate entrancesTopics Houses and homesc2 (British English) a flat with rooms on two floorsTopics Houses and homesc2 (Australian English, North American English) a house that is joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared; a semi-detached house Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin duplex, duplic-, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The noun dates from the 1920s.
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