duplexer
/ˈdu(ˌ)plɛksəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
Example Sentences
- "At first, making a duplexer seemed impossible, of all the filters in the cell phone, the specifications for the duplexer were by far the most stringent."
- "The HE11 mode emits a Gaussian beam into free space as is required for input to the quasi-optical duplexer attached to the antenna."
- "A drawback in the dual duplexer design is that six channels are lost because three band gaps are required."
Etymology
From duplex + -er.