duplex

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

simplex, unidirectional

Synonyms

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

Translations

duplex

dúplex

doppio

2️⃣

çift

doppelt

duplice

Doppelhaus

dúplex

double

διπλός

duplex

αμφίδρομος

double couche

Zweifachheit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdu.plɛks/

Etymology

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.