multiplex
noun
- broadcasting term; grouping of program services that are sub-grouped as interleaved data packets
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex.
- Comprising several interleaved parts.
- Having petals lying in folds over each other.
- Having multiple members with a particular condition.
“Supporting an additive model, simplex families […] have less impairment than multiplex families (those with two or more individuals affected) in language processing.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- A cineplex.
- A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
- A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex.
- To interleave several activities.
- To combine several signals into one.
- To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.
- To make a multiplex throw.