Multiplex
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Multiplex is an adjective meaning Comprising several interleaved parts.
Meaning
Comprising several interleaved parts.
More Meanings
- (botany) Having petals lying in folds over each other.
- (medicine) Having multiple members with a particular condition.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- A cineplex.
- (juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
- (television) A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
Example Sentences
Supporting an additive model, simplex families […] have less impairment than multiplex families (those with two or more individuals affected) in language processing.
Word Forms
- multiplexes
- multiplexing
- multiplexed
Synonyms for multiplex
Depending on context, synonyms include complex, multiple, manifold.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multiple, manifold, complex, multiplexer, trunking, concurrent.
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