adj
Meaning 1
Having four components.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
quadruplex
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 4
A quadruplex system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 5
Clipping of quadruplex videotape, an early type of videotape with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
To make quadruplex.
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Usage: transitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having four units or components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
- quadruplex wire
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quadruple, quadruplicate, fourfold, four-fold
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History
Etymology
From Latin quadruplex (“fourfold, quadruple”), from quattuor (“four”) + plico (“fold”). By surface analysis, quadru- + -plex.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: τετραπλός (tetraplós) — having four components
- Greek: τετραπλός (tetraplós) — a quadruplex system