multiplex

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[edit] Etymology

multi- + -plex

[edit] Adjective

multiplex (not comparable)

Positive
multiplex

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Comprising several interleaved parts

[edit] Noun

Singular
multiplex

Plural
multiplexes

multiplex (plural multiplexes)

  1. A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently
  2. (by extension) A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres
  3. (juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.

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Infinitive
to multiplex

Third person singular
multiplexes

Simple past
multiplexed

Past participle
multiplexed

Present participle
multiplexing

to multiplex (third-person singular simple present multiplexes, present participle multiplexing, simple past and past participle multiplexed)

  1. To interleave several activities
  2. (computing) To combine several signals into a single signal
  3. (juggling) To make a multiplex throw.

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