duplex

[ doo-pleks, dyoo- ]
/ ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu- /
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noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

to make duplex; make or change into a duplex: Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.

Origin of duplex

1810–20; < Latin: twofold, double, equivalent to du(o) two + -plex -plex

OTHER WORDS FROM duplex

du·plex·i·ty, noun

Words nearby duplex

duple rhythm, duple time, dupleix, duplessis-mornay, duplet, duplex, duplex apartment, duplex chain, duplex house, duplex kidney, duplex lock

Words related to duplexity

pair, double, couple, team, polarity, binary, span, duplicity, dichotomy, twin, duet, brace, duality, bifurcation, twain, twins, dos, deuce, dyad, doublet

British Dictionary definitions for duplexity

duplex
/ (ˈdjuːplɛks) /

noun

US and Canadian a duplex apartment or house
a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule

adjective

having two parts
machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function
permitting the transmission of simultaneous signals in both directions in a radio, telecommunications, or computer channel

Derived forms of duplex

duplexity, noun

Word Origin for duplex

C19: from Latin: twofold, from duo two + -plex -fold