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multiplex
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mul·ti·plex  (mlt-plks)
adj.
1. Relating to, having, or consisting of multiple elements or parts: "the whole complex and multiplex detail of the noble science of dinner" Thomas Love Peacock.
2. Relating to or being a system of simultaneous communication of two or more messages on the same wire or radio channel.
n.
A building, especially a movie theater or dwelling, with multiple separate units.
v. mul·ti·plexed, mul·ti·plex·ing, mul·ti·plex·es
v.intr.
To send messages or signals simultaneously using a multiplex system.
v.tr.
To send simultaneously using a multiplex system.

[Middle English, a multiple, from Latin, various, complicated : multi-, multi- + -plex, -fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

multiplex
Noun
pl -plexes
a purpose-built complex containing several cinemas and usually restaurants and bars
Adjective
having many elements; complex [Latin: having many folds]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.multiplex - communicates two or more signals over a common channel
telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
2.multiplex - a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, cinema - a theater where films are shown
Adj.1.multiplex - many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"
multiple - 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"
2.multiplex - having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"
Translations

multiplex [ˈmʌltɪplɛks] n (also: multiplex cinema) → multicines m inv
multiplex [ˈmʌltɪplɛks], multiplex cinema n(cinéma m) multisalles m
multiplex [ˈmʌltɪplɛks] n multiplex transmitter → Multiplexsender m;
multiplex (cinema) → Multiplexkino nt adj (Tech) → Mehrfach-
vt (Tel) → gleichzeitig senden
multiplex [ˈmʌltɪplɛks] n (also: multiplex cinema) → cinema m inv multisale inv

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