duplex
🇺🇸
/ˈduːpleks/
🇬🇧
/ˈdjuːpleks/
adjective
R
having two levels
The duplex apartment has rooms on two floors.
R
sharing one wall with another house
We live in a duplex house.
R
can print on both sides
The printer supports duplex printing.
R
can send and receive signals at the same time
Duplex communication is used in online chats.
noun
R
a building split into two homes with separate entrances
They bought a duplex to rent out one half.
R
an apartment with rooms on two levels
The family lives in a spacious duplex.
R
a house joined to another by a shared wall; semi-detached house
They moved into a new duplex in the suburbs.
translation
having two levels; sharing one wall with another house; can print on both sides; can send and receive signals at the same time
a building split into two homes with separate entrances; an apartment with rooms on two levels; a house joined to another by a shared wall; semi-detached house
Word Forms
Plural
duplexes