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Duplex

ˈdjuːplɛks

Duplex definitions
noun
duplex duplexes
  1. a residential building divided into two apartments
    • an apartment on two floors
    • a semi-detached house
  2. a double-stranded polynucleotide molecule
adjective
duplex
  1. (of a house) consisting of two apartments
    • (of an apartment) on two floors
  2. (of paper or board) having two differently coloured layers or sides
    • (of a printer or its software) capable of printing on both sides of the paper
  3. (of a communications system, computer circuit, etc.) allowing the transmission of two signals simultaneously in opposite directions
  4. (of DNA) formed of two cross-linked polynucleotide strands