simplex
(adjective) allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time; “simplex system”
simplex
(adjective) having only one part or element; “a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like ‘boy’ compared with ‘boyish’ or ‘house’ compared with ‘houseboat’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
simplex (not comparable)
Single, simple; not complex.
(telecommunications) unidirectional
• (simple): complex
• (unidirectional): duplex (bidirectional)
(unidirectional)
• half-duplex
• semiduplex
• full duplex
simplex (plural simplexes or simplices)
(geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.
(linguistics) A simple word, one without affixes.
Source: Wiktionary
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
