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multiplex.

Comprising several interleaved parts.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Comprising several interleaved parts.

    not-comparable
  2. Having petals lying in folds over each other.

    not-comparable
  3. Having multiple members with a particular condition.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or at 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 or modulated multiplexed medium.

  5. A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To interleave several activities.

  2. To combine several signals into one.

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

    transitive
  4. To make a multiplex throw.

Where this word comes from

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.

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