DUPLEX as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
   Synonym(s)
   • duplex apartment (what does duplex apartment mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) duplex is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • apartment (what does apartment mean?)
   • flat (what does flat mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a house with two units sharing a common wall
   Synonym(s)
   • duplex house (what does duplex house mean?)
   • semidetached house (what does semidetached house mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) duplex is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • house (what does house mean?)

DUPLEX as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
   Usage Example(s)
   • duplex system
   • duplex telephony
   Similar To
   • bidirectional (what does bidirectional mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
   Usage Example(s)
   • a duplex transaction
   Similar To
   • multiple (what does multiple mean?)