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multiplex

/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-plex
IPA
/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Comprising several interleaved parts.

adj

Having petals lying in folds over each other.

adj

Having multiple members with a particular condition.

noun

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

noun

A cineplex.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/
  • British English: /ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

multiplexes (plural) multiplexes (present, singular) multiplexing (participle, present) multiplexed (participle, past) multiplexed (past)

Derived Forms

demultiplex multiplexability multiplexable multiplexation multiplexer multiplexity multiplexor nonmultiplex remultiplex

Phrases

arthrogryposis multiplex congenita mononeuritis multiplex

Frequently Paired Words

complex duplex hexaplex monoplex octuplex pentaplex plex quadruplex

Synonyms

manifold

Questions

How do you pronounce multiplex?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/.
What does multiplex mean?
Comprising several interleaved parts.
Where does multiplex come 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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