multiplex

[ muhl-tuh-pleks ]

adjective

1. having many parts or aspects:

   the multiplex problem of drug abuse.

2. manifold; multiple:

   the multiplex opportunities in high technology.

3. Telecommunications. of, relating to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more signals or messages over a single channel.

verb (used with object)

1. Telecommunications.
   1. to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy, allowing multiple synchronous signals to be sent and received on a single telegraph wire.
   2. to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.

verb (used without object)

1. to send several messages or signals simultaneously, as in telegraph and telephone communication, or television and radio broadcasting.

noun

1. a multiplex electronics system.
2. (in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.
3. Also called mul·ti·plex cin·e·ma [muhl, -t, uh, -pleks , sin, -, uh, -m, uh], a group of two or more movie theaters on the same site or in the same building, especially a cluster of adjoining theaters.

multiplex

/ ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks /

noun

1. telecomm
   1. the use of a common communications channel for sending two or more messages or signals. In frequency-division multiplex the frequency band transmitted by the common channel is split into narrower bands each of which constitutes a distinct channel. In time-division multiplex different channels are established by intermittent connections to the common channel
   2. ( as modifier )

      a multiplex transmitter

2. 1. a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar
   2. ( as modifier )

      a multiplex cinema

adjective

1. designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect
2. a less common word for multiple

verb

1. to send (messages or signals) or (of messages or signals) be sent by multiplex

Other Words From

• mul·ti·plex·er mul·ti·plex·or noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplex¹

From Latin, dating back to 1550–60; multi-, -plex

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplex¹

C16: from Latin: having many folds, from multi- + plicāre to fold

Example Sentences

On Christmas Eve in New York City 13 years ago, the director and his wife, actor Ilse Salas, visited a Times Square multiplex.

From Los Angeles Times

His interest in writing came about because he’d broken away from the rest of the family during an outing to the multiplex for a repeat viewing of “Titanic” and snuck into a screening of “Good Will Hunting” instead.

From Los Angeles Times

Although other theaters in the multiplex played “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Transformers One” and other hits, this crowd was celebrating one of last year’s most notable disappointments.

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“It’s beautiful, and I just love the upgrade,” said Alonzo Mendoza, 42,who lives a few minutes from the multiplex.

From Los Angeles Times

The former mall’s 12-screen multiplex movie theater may be converted into lecture halls or performance spaces offering programming across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences, the chancellor’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• different
• numerous
• various