multiplex.
Comprising several interleaved parts.
Meaning & usage
Comprising several interleaved parts.
Having petals lying in folds over each other.
Having multiple members with a particular condition.
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.
A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or at 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.
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.
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.
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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