sim·plex
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| 1. | simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element. |
| 2. | pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system permitting communication in only one direction at a time. |
| 3. | Mathematics. a basic geometric element in a Euclidean space, being a line segment in one dimension, a triangle in two dimensions, a tetrahedron in three dimensions, and so on: used in topology and linear programming. |
| 4. | an apartment having all the rooms on one floor. |
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adj.
n. pl. sim·plex·es or sim·pli·ces (-plĭ-sēz')
[Latin, simple; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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simplex (adj.)
"characterized by a single part," 1594, from L. simplex "single, simple," from PIE base *sem- "one, together" (cf. L. semper "always," lit. "once for all;" Skt. sam "together;" see same) + *plac- "-fold." The noun is attested from 1892.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| simplex | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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. | 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'" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
simplex
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Opposite: duplex.
2.
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