duplexity
plɛks, ˈdyu- noun
2.
3.
paper or cardboard having different colors, finishes, or stocks on opposite sides.
4.
Printing.
a.
a method of reproducing an illustration using two halftone plates, one black and the other in a color.
b.
a printing press equipped to print both sides of a sheet in one pass.
5.
Genetics. a double-stranded region of DNA.
adjective
6.
having two parts; double; twofold.
7.
(of a machine) having two identical working units, operating together or independently, in a single framework or assembly.
8.
pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system, as most telephone systems, permitting the simultaneous transmission of two messages in opposite directions over one channel.
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Duplexity
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verb (used with object)
9.
to make duplex; make or change into a duplex: Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.
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duplex (ˈdjuːplɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) a duplex apartment or house |
| 2. | a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having two parts |
| 4. | machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function |
| 5. | permitting the transmission of simultaneous signals in both directions in a radio, telecommunications, or computer channel |
| [C19: from Latin: twofold, from duo two + -plex | |
| du'plexity | |
| —n | |
| duplex (ˈdjuːplɛks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) a duplex apartment or house |
| 2. | a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having two parts |
| 4. | machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function |
| 5. | permitting the transmission of simultaneous signals in both directions in a radio, telecommunications, or computer channel |
| [C19: from Latin: twofold, from duo two + -plex | |
| du'plexity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
duplex
1817 (adj.) "composed of two parts," from L. duplex, from duo "two" + -plex, from Gk. plax (gen. plakos) "flat surface." The noun sense of "house for two families; two-story apartment" is Amer.Eng., 1922.
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