MULTIPLEX

multiplex

(adjective) having many parts or aspects; “the multiplex problem of drug abuse”

manifold, multiplex

(adjective) many and varied; having many features or forms; “manifold reasons”; “our manifold failings”; “manifold intelligence”; “the multiplex opportunities in high technology”

multiplex

(noun) a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building

multiplex

(noun) communicates two or more signals over a common channel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

multiplex (not comparable)

Comprising several interleaved parts.

(botany) Having petals lying in folds over each other.

(medicine) Having multiple members with a particular condition.

Noun

multiplex (plural multiplexes)

A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.

(by extension) A large cinema complex comprising many (typically more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres or houses.

(juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.

Verb

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

To interleave several activities.

(computing) To combine several signals into one.

(transitive) To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.

(juggling) To make a multiplex throw.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mul"ti*plex, a. Etym: [L. multiplex, -plicis. See Multiply.]

Definition: Manifold; multiple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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