multiplex

[ muhl-tuh-pleks ]

/ ˈmʌl təˌplɛks /

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adjective

having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.

manifold; multiple: the multiplex opportunities in high technology.

Telecommunications. of, relating to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more signals or messages over a single channel.

verb (used with object)

Telecommunications.

to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy, allowing multiple synchronous signals to be sent and received on a single telegraph wire.
to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.

verb (used without object)

to send several messages or signals simultaneously, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.

noun

a multiplex electronics system.

(in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.

Also called mul·ti·plex cin·e·ma

[muhl-tuh-pleks sin-uh-muh], /ˈmʌl təˌplɛks ˈsɪn ə mə/, mul·ti·plex the·a·ter

[muhl-tuh-pleks thee-uh-ter]. /ˈmʌl təˌplɛks ˈθi ə tər/. a group of two or more movie theaters on the same site or in the same building, especially a cluster of adjoining theaters.

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Origin of multiplex

From Latin, dating back to 1550–60; see origin at multi-, -plex

OTHER WORDS FROM multiplex

mul·ti·plex·er, mul·ti·plex·or, noun

Words nearby multiplex

multiple-unit car, multiple-valued, multiple-valued function, multiple vision, multiple voting, multiplex, multiplexer, multipliable, multiplicand, multiplicate, multiplication

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How to use multiplex in a sentence

Part of the fun of following the Fast & Furious franchise is getting wrapped up in the meta-narrative of its existence as a franchise — its long, strange path through the multiplex, across 20 years.
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The facility, once seen as a testament to the company’s soaring ambition, offers snazzy rooms, a grand library, four swimming pools, and a multiplex cinema, among other amenities.
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Nowadays, it looks like Anschutz is trying to get out of the multiplex business.
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Once, after the midnight premiere of a summer blockbuster, I got trapped on the top floor of a giant multiplex.
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What was the point of Outfest when you could see the next Todd Haynes movie in the multiplex?
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Twelve people died when a madman opened fire at a multiplex cinema in Colorado in 2012.
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What movie was showing when James Eagan Holmes opened fire at that multiplex in Aurora, Colo.
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Harrowed by the multiplex difficulties surrounding an intrigue, Persis was kept waiting at the door a long time in the cold.
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Multitudinous but not multiplex, in him odd and apparently incongruous notions dwelt peaceably together.
Spare Hours|John Brown
In some instances both varieties (xanthoma multiplex) are seen in the same individual.
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It has been practically demonstrated that all organic life must be at least duplex if not multiplex in its constituent elements.
Parallel Paths|Thomas William Rolleston
On one point, however, my whole multiplex estate of man was unanimous: the letter being gone, there was no help but I must follow.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiplex

multiplex

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks) /

noun

telecomm

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
(as modifier)a multiplex transmitter

a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar
(as modifier)a multiplex cinema

adjective

designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect

a less common word for multiple

verb

to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex

Word Origin for multiplex

C16: from Latin: having many folds, from multi- + plicāre to fold

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