pəˈpleksɪdlɪ
41googolplex — /gooh gawl pleks , gol , geuhl /, n. a number that is equal to 1 followed by a googol of zeros. [1935 40; GOOGOL + PLEX] * * * …
42half-duplex — /haf dooh pleks, dyooh , hahf /, adj. of or pertaining to the transmission of information in opposite directions but not simultaneously. Cf. full duplex. * * * …
43herpes simplex — /sim pleks/ either of two herpes diseases caused by a herpesvirus that infects humans and some other animals and produces small, transient blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, one type of virus (herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV 1) usually …
44megaplex — /meg euh pleks /, n. a large building containing usually more than a dozen movie theaters. [1990 95; MEGA + PLEX] * * * …
45Metroplex — /me treuh pleks /, n. (sometimes l.c.) a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs: We re moving to the Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex. [prob. METRO 3 + (COM)PLEX] * * * …
46multiplex — multiplexer, multiplexor, n. /mul teuh pleks /, adj. 1. having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse. 2. manifold; multiple: the multiplex opportunities in high technology. 3. Telecommunications. of, pertaining to, or using… …
47perplex — perplexer, n. perplexingly, adv. /peuhr pleks /, v.t. 1. to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me. 2. to make complicated or confused, as a matter or question …
48quadplex — /kwod pleks /, adj. 1. fourfold; quadruple. n. 2. Also called fourplex. a building having four dwelling or commercial units. [QUAD5 + PLEX] * * * …
49simplex — /sim pleks/, adj., n. pl. simplexes, simplices / pleuh sees /. adj. 1. simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element. 2. pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system permitting communication in only one direction at a time. n …
50triplex — /trip leks, truy pleks/, adj. 1. threefold; triple. n. 2. something triple. 3. Music. See triple time. 4. an apartment having three floors. 5. a multiplex of three theaters or movie houses. [1595 1605; < L triplex (s. triplic ) threefold, equiv.… …
