multiplex

adj
/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/US

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.

  1. derived from *mel-der

Definitions

  1. Comprising several interleaved parts.

  2. Having petals lying in folds over each other.

  3. 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.
  4. + 9 more definitions
    1. A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or…

      A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.

    2. A cineplex.

    3. A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.

    4. A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network…

      A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.

    5. A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.

    6. To interleave several activities.

    7. To combine several signals into one.

    8. To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.

    9. To make a multiplex throw.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for multiplex. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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