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Definition of Simplex
1. Adjective. Allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time. "Simplex system"
2. Adjective. Having only one part or element. "A simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'"
Definition of Simplex
1. Adjective. Single, simple; not complex. ¹
2. Adjective. (telecommunications) unidirectional ¹
3. Noun. (geometry algebraic topology) An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of ''n+1'' points in ''n''-dimensional space. ¹
4. Noun. (context: linguistics) A simple word, one without affixes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Simplex
1. a simple word [n -PLEXES, -PLICES, or -PLICIA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simplex
Literary usage of Simplex
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"650, a 7 Offspring 5S-3L simplex offspring, was bred to the same list of ewes
with the exception that ewe No. 616 replaced ewe No. 106, both pure récessives ..."
2. Feeble-mindedness: Its Causes and Consequences by Henry Herbert ( Goddard (1920)
"These simplex children may marry duplex normals as their simplex parent did and
so the defect may remain dormant or recessive as long as weakness marries ..."
3. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"B. Glaucoma simplex. 83. In glaucoma simplex the increase of tension sets in ...
Finally, there are cases of glaucoma simplex in which the tension is so low ..."
4. The Kingdom of Evils: Psychiatric Social Work Presented in One Hundred Case by Elmer Ernest Southard, Mary Cromwell Jarrett (1922)
"There is a form of schizophrenia (dementia praecox) to which the adjective simplex
is added. In this form of the disease there is a certain deterioration ..."
5. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1906)
"Absolute control of time by this lever, however, is possessed only by the simplex.
With all others, a fixed, steady movement of the pedals must be ..."
6. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"Herpes simplex is an acute eruptive disorder, characterized by the appearance
... Herpes simplex is ordinarily a simple affection completing its evolution ..."
7. A Text-book on Gas, Oil and Air Engines by Bryan Donkin (1896)
"It has no side shaft; the exhaust is worked by an eccentric on the crank shaft,
the other valves arc automatic. CHAPTER XI. FRENCH GAS ENGINES-THE simplex. ..."
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