duplexcommon nounSyllable DecompositionduplexEtymologyexpandfrom Latin duplex (double).Definitions1. Apartment that extends over two floors connected by an internal staircase.architectureexpandOn a trouvé un beau duplex, pas trop cher.2. Link or transmission that works simultaneously in both directions.télécomexpand3. Audiovisual device connecting two studios located in different places, in television.expand4. Building composed of two independent apartments juxtaposed or superimposed ('one on the ground floor, the other on the upper floor').flags.Amérique du Nordarchitectureexpand5. Highway tunnel composed of two levels of superimposed and unidirectional traffic.expandLe Duplex A86.6. Train consisting of double-decker cars.expandLes TGV Duplex sont des rames électriques TGV de la SNCF.7. Chess problem in which there is a solution with white starting as well as another with black starting.expandHyperonymsimmeubleappartementTranslationsenglish:duplexdutch:maisonnetteSee alsoduplexer (v.)
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