duplex

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Double; made up of two parts.
2. (not-comparable) Double; made up of two parts.
3. (not-comparable) Double; made up of two parts.
4. (not-comparable) Bidirectional (in two directions).
5. (not-comparable) Having horizons with contrasting textures.

Noun

1. (Australia, Canada, US) A house made up of two dwelling units.
2. (US) A dwelling unit with two floors.
3. A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
4. A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
5. A double-stranded polynucleotide.
6. A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.

Verb

1. To make duplex.
2. To make into a duplex.
3. To make a series of duplex throws.

Conceptes

dúplex

Oposat a

simplex, unidirectional

Sinònims

double

dual

coupled

duplex house

duplex apartment

two-way

paired

semidetached house

twofold

binary

diploid

semi-detached

twinning

two-fold

two-piece

two-way street

villa

two layers

amphimorphic

duplexing

diad

bilobated

DX

apartment

twofold-gang

bidirectional

bilobate

bilobed

bipartite

bipolar

duple

full duplex

maisonette

pair

semi

Traduccions

duplex

dúplex

doppelt

doppio

2️⃣

Doppelhaus

çift

duplice

double

duplex

διπλός

αμφίδρομος

double couche

Doppeltheit

bidirectionnel

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdu.plɛks/

Etimologia (Anglès)

PIE word
*dwóh₁
Borrowed from Latin duplex (“double, two-fold”), from duo (“two”) + plico (“fold together”); compare the roots of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”); compare also πλέκω (plékō, “twist, braid”). By surface analysis, duo- + -plex.