multiplex

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adjective

mul·​ti·​plex ˈməl-tə-ˌpleks How to pronounce multiplex (audio)
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: being or relating to a system of transmitting several messages or signals simultaneously on the same circuit or channel

multiplex

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verb

multiplexed; multiplexing; multiplexes

transitive verb

: to send (messages or signals) by a multiplex system

intransitive verb

: to multiplex messages or signals
multiplexer noun
or less commonly multiplexor

multiplex

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noun

: a complex that houses several movie theaters

Examples of multiplex in a Sentence

Adjective would sometimes experience multiplex moods in the course of a single day
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Adjective
The company is currently in the development phase and will soon begin trial screenings with multiplex chains. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024 Tracking’s in the toilet, more multiplex closures incoming. Jack King, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
Perturb-seq provides genomic scale and resolution, allowing both multiplexed intervention in a genome as well as analysis of non-natural configurations for the first time. John Stuelpnagel, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020 Why not cut out distributors completely by going straight to multiplex operators? Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 31 July 2017
Noun
There’s the Brendan Theaters with a 14-screen multiplex. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 On Christmas Eve in New York City 13 years ago, the director and his wife, actor Ilse Salas, visited a Times Square multiplex. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiplex 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin

First Known Use

Adjective

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1885, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiplex was in 1606

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“Multiplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplex. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

multiplex

1 of 2 adjective
mul·​ti·​plex ˈməl-tə-ˌpleks How to pronounce multiplex (audio)
1
2
: being or relating to a system of transmitting several messages simultaneously on the same circuit or channel

multiplex

2 of 2 noun
: a complex that houses several movie theaters

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