duplex

Meaning

1. (invariable, masculine) duplex (communications link allowing simultaneous sending and receiving)
2. (invariable, masculine) party line
3. (invariable, masculine) telephone or telephone user on a party line
4. (invariable, masculine) duplex process (for refining steel)
5. (invariable, masculine) two-story residence with separated living and sleeping areas
6. (invariable, masculine) duplex matrix (matrix bearing two signs next to each other)

Concepts

two-station communication

duplex

party line

Translations

Parteilinie

dúplex

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin duplex.