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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•plex /ˈduplɛks, ˈdyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturean apartment for one family but having two levels. Also called ˈdu•plex aˈpart•ment.
- Architecturea house built for two families. Also called ˈdu•plex ˌhouse.
adj. [before a noun] - having two parts;
double;
twofold. - Telecommunicationsrelating to or being a communications system that permits sending two messages at the same time in opposite directions over one channel.
See -du-, -plex-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•plex (do̅o̅′pleks, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - See duplex apartment.
- See duplex house.
- paper or cardboard having different colors, finishes, or stocks on opposite sides.
- [Print.]
- a method of reproducing an illustration using two halftone plates, one black and the other in a color.
- a printing press equipped to print both sides of a sheet in one pass.
- [Genetics.]a double-stranded region of DNA.
adj. - having two parts;
double;
twofold. - (of a machine) having two identical working units, operating together or independently, in a single framework or assembly.
- Telecommunicationspertaining to or noting a telecommunications system, as most telephone systems, permitting the simultaneous transmission of two messages in opposite directions over one channel.
v.t. - to make duplex;
make or change into a duplex:Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.
- Latin: twofold, double, equivalent. to du(o) two + -plex -plex
- 1810–20
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