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duplex
[ doo-pleks, dyoo- ]
noun
- paper or cardboard having different colors, finishes, or stocks on opposite sides.
- Printing.
- a method of reproducing an illustration using two halftone plates, one black and the other in a color.
- a printing press equipped to print both sides of a sheet in one pass.
- Genetics. a double-stranded region of DNA.
adjective
- having two parts; double; twofold.
- (of a machine) having two identical working units, operating together or independently, in a single framework or assembly.
- pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system, as most telephone systems, permitting the simultaneous transmission of two messages in opposite directions over one channel.
verb (used with object)
- to make duplex; make or change into a duplex:
Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.
duplex
/ ˈːɛ /
noun
- 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
- ˈ澱ٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·i·ٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of duplex1
Example Sentences
City Council is weighing a plan to increase trash fees by 56% for single-family homes and duplexes, while doubling the fee for apartments with three or four units.
If Flores is forcibly removed from the duplex, he plans once again to sleep in his van, an outcome that would violate what he believes is the state’s responsibility to house the poor and elderly.
Smiley declined to say how much he’s paying in monthly rent for the duplex, but said the price seemed fair.
The duplex spans roughly 12,560 square feet and includes seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a library, conservatory, home theater, an in-unit elevator and two massive terraces.
But when they had to leave their duplex recently and find a new home, one parent told me living in Alhambra made no financial sense.
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