duplex

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Adj

1. Double; made up of two parts.
2. Double; made up of two parts.
3. Double; made up of two parts.
4. Bidirectional (in two directions).
5. Having horizons with contrasting textures.

Noun

1. A house made up of two dwelling units.
2. 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.

Συνώνυμα

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

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdu.plɛks/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.