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adjective
1.
having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
2.
manifold; multiple: the multiplex opportunities in high technology.
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Telecommunications. of, pertaining to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more trains of signals or messages over a single channel.
verb (used with object)
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Telecommunications.
a.
to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy.
b.
to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like.
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Multiplex
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verb (used without object)
5.
to send several messages or signals simultaneously, as by multiplex telegraphy.
noun
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a multiplex electronics system.
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(in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.
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Also called multiplex cinema, multiplex theater. a group of two or more motion-picture theaters on the same site or in the same building, especially a cluster of adjoining theaters.
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| multiplex (ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | telecomm |
| a. the use of a common communications channel for sending two or more messages or signals. In frequency-division multiplex the frequency band transmitted by the common channel is split into narrower bands each of which constitutes a distinct channel. In time-division multiplex different channels are established by intermittent connections to the common channel | |
| b. (as modifier): a multiplex transmitter | |
| 2. | a. a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar |
| b. (as modifier): a multiplex cinema | |
| —adj | |
| 3. | designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect |
| 4. | a less common word for multiple |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex |
| [C16: from Latin: having many folds, from | |
| 'multiplexer | |
| —n | |
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