Associations to the word «Duplex»

Wiktionary

DUPLEX, adjective. Double, made up of two parts
DUPLEX, adjective. (telecommunications) bidirectional (in two directions)
DUPLEX, noun. (US) house made up of two dwelling units
DUPLEX, noun. (philately) a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
DUPLEX, noun. (juggling) throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
DUPLEX, verb. To make duplex.
DUPLEX, verb. To make into a duplex.
DUPLEX, verb. (jugging) To make a series of duplex throws.
DUPLEX NAIL, noun. A nail with a collar designed to prevent it from being driven flush, making it easy to remove, used for temporary structures.
DUPLEX QUERELA, noun. (ecclesiastical law) A complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop.

Dictionary definition

DUPLEX, noun. A house with two units sharing a common wall.
DUPLEX, noun. An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase.
DUPLEX, verb. Change into a duplex.
DUPLEX, adjective. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction".
DUPLEX, adjective. Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King