multiplex

mul·ti·plex (m

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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.

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 [ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks]

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Telecomm

a. the use of a common communications channel for sending two or more messages or signals. In frequency-division multiplex the frequency band transmitted by the common channel is split into narrower bands each of which constitutes a distinct channel. In time-division multiplex different channels are established by intermittent connections to the common channel

b. (as modifier) a multiplex transmitter

2. (Business / Commerce)

a. a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar

b. (as modifier) a multiplex cinema

adj

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect

2. a less common word for multiple

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex

[from Latin: having many folds, from multi- + plicāre to fold]

multiplexer n

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Noun	1.	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" manifold 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 [ˈmʌltɪˌpleks] N (also multiplex cinema) → multicines mpl

multiplex [ˈmʌltiplɛks] n (also multiplex cinema) → (cinéma m) multisalles m

multiplex

n (= cinema) → Multiplexkino nt

adj (Tech) → Mehrfach-, Vielfach-

vi (Telec) → gleichzeitig senden

multiplex [ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks] n (also multiplex cinema) → cinema multisale m inv

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cholesterosis cutis
DMAC
fdm
frequency-division multiplex
gargoylism
Hurler's disease
Hurler's syndrome
lipid granulomatosis
lipochondrodystrophy
lipoid granulomatosis
monogenic disease
monogenic disorder
movie house
movie theater
movie theatre
mucopolysaccharidosis
multichannel
multiplied
Multiplying

In the multiplex theism of certain Christian churches,

The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

So multiplex is the result that minds of quite opposite type might well discover in these pages their own special thought or humour, happily expressed at last (they might think) in precisely that just shade of language themselves had searched for in vain.

The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context

When you catch this fellow, you will find that he has one of these multiplex knives in his possession.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

multiple inactive duty training periods

multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

multiple mononeuropathy

multiple myeloma

multiple neuritis