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du·plex
I. \ˈd(y)üˌpleks\ adjective
Etymology: Latin, from duo two + -plex (akin to Greek diplax double) — more at two, simple
1. : having two parts or elements : double, twofold: as
a. of a machine tool or other device : having two parts that operate at the same time or in the same way where the simpler form has but one
b. of paper or paperboard:
(1) : consisting of two or more plies
(2) : having two surfaces that differ in color, texture, or finish
c. of an electric cable : having two insulated conductors
2. : having or distinguished by two homologous dominant genes — used chiefly of autotetraploids; compare simplex
3. : allowing telecommunication in opposite directions simultaneously
< duplex system >
< duplex telephony >
— distinguished from diplex
II. noun
(-es)
: something duplex: as
a. : duplex apartment
b. : two-family house
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to make duplex: as
a. : to arrange (as a telegraph line) so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously
b. : to use in dual combination in a specific metallurgic process (as two furnaces in a duplex process)
c. : borrow 8
IV. noun
: a molecule having two complementary polynucleotide strands of DNA or of DNA and RNA
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