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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ti•plex /ˈmʌltəˌplɛks/USA pronunciation adj. - having many parts or aspects.
- Telecommunicationsof, relating to, or using equipment permitting the sending of two or more signals over a single channel at the same time.
n. [countable] - Telecommunicationsa multiplex electronics system.
- Show Businessa building containing a number of movie theaters:a multiplex at the shopping mall.
See -plex-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ti•plex (mul′tə pleks′),USA pronunciation adj. - having many parts or aspects:the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- manifold;
multiple:the multiplex opportunities in high technology. - Telecommunicationsof, pertaining to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more trains of signals or messages over a single channel.
v.t. - Telecommunications
- to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy.
- to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like.
v.i. - Telecommunicationsto send several messages or signals simultaneously, as by multiplex telegraphy.
n. - Telecommunicationsa multiplex electronics system.
- Geography(in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.
- Cinema, Show BusinessAlso called mul′tiplex cin′ema, mul′tiplex the′ater. a group of two or more motion-picture theaters on the same site or in the same building, esp. a cluster of adjoining theaters.
- Latin; see multi-, -plex
- 1550–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: multiplex /ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks/ n - 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
adj - a less common word for multiple
vb - to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: having many folds, from multi- + plicāre to fold |