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quadruplex
quadruplex (ˈkwɒdrʊˌplɛks; kwɒˈdruːplɛks) adj1. consisting of four parts; fourfold2. (Electronics) denoting a type of television video tape recorder having four transversely rotating headsn (Architecture) Also called: quadplex US a residential building containing four separate units[C19: from Latin, from quadru- (see quadri-) + -plex -fold] quadruplicity nThesaurusAdj. | 1. | quadruplex - having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"four-fold, quadruple, quadruplicate, fourfoldmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
quadruplex
quadruplex (communications)A kind of telegraphy system developed byThomas A. Edison in the 1870s combining diplex and duplexcommunications to support simultaneous transmission of twomessages in each direction.quadruplex
Synonyms for quadruplexadj having four units or componentsSynonyms- four-fold
- quadruple
- quadruplicate
- fourfold
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