Multiplex definition
Relating to, having, or consisting of multiple elements or parts.
adjective
A multiplex communication system.
noun
To send simultaneously using a multiplex system.
verb
Relating to or being a system of simultaneous communication of two or more messages on the same wire or radio channel.
adjective
A building having a number of separate movie theaters that are usually accessed from a central lobby.
noun
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A dwelling with multiple separate units.
noun
To send messages or signals simultaneously using a multiplex system.
verb
Multiple or manifold.
adjective
Designating or of a system for transmitting or receiving simultaneously two or more messages or signals over a common circuit, carrier wave, etc.
adjective
To send (messages or signals) by a multiplex system.
verb
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A complex of three or more film theaters in the same building, sharing management, projectionists, etc.
noun
Comprising several interleaved parts.
adjective
A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently.
noun
(by extension) A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres.
noun
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(juggling) Throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
noun
(computing) To combine several signals into a single signal.
verb
(juggling) To make a multiplex throw.
verb
Origin of multiplex
- Middle English a multiple from Latin various, complicated multi- multi- -plex -fold plek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- multi- +"Ž -plex
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