Duplex

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  • adjective. Twofold; double.
  • adjective. Having two apartments, divisions, or floors.
  • adjective. Relating to or being a single assembly of machinery having two identical units that are capable of operating simultaneously or independently.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a communications mode, as in a telephone system, that provides simultaneous transmission and reception in both directions.
  • noun. A house divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances.
  • noun. Something, such as an apartment, that is duplex.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Double; twofold.
  • noun. A doubling or duplicating.
  • In telegraphy, to arrange (a wire) so that two messages may be transmitted along it at the same time.
  • To transmit telegraphic messages by the duplex system.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.
  • noun. something which is duplex; -- used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units.
  • noun. a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See deoxyribonucleic acid.
  • adjective. Double; twofold.
  • adjective. organized so that data may be transmitted in two opposite directions over the same channel; -- of communications channels, such as data transfer lines between computers.
  • adjective. a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement.
  • adjective. one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon.
  • adjective. a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves of the other.
  • adjective. a complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop.
  • adjective. a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously.
  • adjective. one with a duplex escapement.
  • adjective. arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer also appears on the local terminal; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with full duplex(b).
  • adjective. arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer does not appear on the local terminal; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with half duplex(b).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. double, made up of two parts
  • adjective. two direction (electronical signaling)
  • noun. house made up of two dwelling units
  • noun. a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
  • noun. throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
  • verb. To make duplex.
  • verb. To make into a duplex.
  • verb. To make a series of duplex throws.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a house with two units sharing a common wall
  • verb. change into a duplex
  • adjective. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
  • noun. an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
  • adjective. allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
  • Word Usage
    "What I call a duplex is a property with two units, both on the same deed; this is the "smallest" kind of multi-family."
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