Definition of Duplix
Du"plex (?), v. t. [See Duplex,
a.] (Teleg.) To arrange, as a telegraph
line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to
equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.
||Du"plex (?), a. [L., fr. duo
two + plicare to fold. See Two, and Complex.]
Double; twofold.
Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch
escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See
Escapement. -- Duplex lathe, one
for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting
tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon. --
Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which
two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves
of the other. -- Duplex querela [L., double
complaint] (Eccl. Law), a complaint in the nature of an
appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop
to an archbishop. Mozley & W. -- Duplex
telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two
messages over the same wire simultaneously. -- Duplex
watch, one with a duplex escapement.
Du"plex (?), v. t. [See Duplex,
a.] (Teleg.) To arrange, as a telegraph
line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to
equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- double, made up of two parts
- two direction (electronical signaling)
- house made up of two dwelling units
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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