duplex

[Du·plex]

Double; twofold.

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Double; twofold.

Noun
an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase

Noun
a house with two units sharing a common wall

Adjective S.
allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony"

Adjective S.
(used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction"

a.
Double; twofold.

Duplex

Du"plex , a. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See Two, and Complex.] Double; twofold. Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement. -- Duplex lathe, one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon. -- Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves of the other. -- Duplex querela [L., double complaint] (Eccl. Law), a complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop. Mozley & W. -- Duplex telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously. -- Duplex watch, one with a duplex escapement.

Double; twofold.

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