Definition of Duplex

1. Noun. A house with two units sharing a common wall.

Exact synonyms: Duplex House, Semidetached House
Generic synonyms: House

2. Verb. Change into a duplex.
Generic synonyms: Convert

3. Adjective. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts. "A duplex transaction"
Similar to: Multiple

4. Noun. An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase.
Exact synonyms: Duplex Apartment
Generic synonyms: Apartment, Flat

5. Adjective. Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously. "Duplex telephony"
Category relationships: Telecom, Telecommunication
Similar to: Bidirectional

Definition of Duplex

1. a. Double; twofold.

2. v. t. To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.

Definition of Duplex

1. Adjective. double, made up of two parts ¹

2. Adjective. two direction (electronical signaling) ¹

3. Noun. house made up of two dwelling units ¹

4. Noun. (philately) a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting. ¹

5. Noun. (juggling) throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time. ¹

6. Verb. To make duplex. ¹

7. Verb. To make into a duplex. ¹

8. Verb. (qualifier jugging) To make a series of duplex throws. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Duplex

1. to make duple [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: duple

Medical Definition of Duplex

1. Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. Duplex lathe, one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon. Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves of the other. Duplex querela; Latin; double complaint. A complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop. Duplex telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously. Duplex watch, one with a duplex escapement. Alternative forms: double, twofold. Origin: L, fr. Duo two + plicare to fold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duplex

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duplex (current term)
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Literary usage of Duplex

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The ordinary "totum duplex feast is equivalent to the Roman greater double. A "totum duplex" with an ordinary octave (a simple or a solemn octave) is equal ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"(Pittsburgh Meeting, October, 19141 THE reasons for manufacturing steel by the duplex process are, briefly: saving of time; increasing output for capital ..."

3. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1874)
"ON THE GENERAL THEORY OP duplex TELEGRAPHY. By LOUIS SCHWENDLER. INTRODUCTION. The name of " duplex Telegraphy " has been given to that mode of electric ..."

4. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"What the duplex Process Is: The term duplex process may be applied to a combination of ... But as stated in the beginning, the duplex process refers to the ..."

5. Electrical Papers by Oliver Heaviside (1894)
"duplex telegraphy, the art of telegraphing simultaneously in oj site directions on the same wire, which was first performed by ..."

6. The Electrical Review (1878)
"In addition to the unusual sensibility of the apparatus it is especially suitable for duplex working without the aid of condensers, on land lines of from ..."

7. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"368 and 369 lustrate a typical duplex boiler-feed pump, which consists ... Typical duplex Pump. Suction In general construction the steam pistons and valves ..."

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