Duplex

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Twofold; double.
  • adj. Having two apartments, divisions, or floors.
  • adj. Relating to or being a single assembly of machinery having two identical units that are capable of operating simultaneously or independently.
  • adj. Electronics Of or relating to a communications mode, as in a telephone system, that provides simultaneous transmission and reception in both directions.
  • n. A house divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances.
  • n. Something, such as an apartment, that is duplex.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. double, made up of two parts
  • adj. two direction (electronical signaling)
  • n. house made up of two dwelling units
  • n. a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
  • n. throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
  • v. To make duplex.
  • v. To make into a duplex.
  • v. To make a series of duplex throws.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Double; twofold.
  • adj. 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.
  • v. To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.
  • n. something which is duplex; -- used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units.
  • n. a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See deoxyribonucleic acid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Double; twofold.
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a house with two units sharing a common wall
  • v. change into a duplex
  • adj. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
  • n. an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
  • adj. allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    house    convert    flat    apartment   
    Cross Reference
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    Words with the same meaning
    double    twofold   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    condominium    condo    quadruplex    walk-up    transrectal