multiplex
mul·ti·plex
multiplex · multiplexes · multiplexed · multiplexing
совместить, совмещать
multiplexen
To interleave several activitiesTo interleave several activities.
/ˈmʌl.tiˌplɛks/
» We decided to catch a late showing at the new multiplex downtown.
Meaning
4 sensesTo interleave several activities.
To combine several signals into one.
multiplexen
совмеща́тьsovmeščátʹ, совмести́тьsovmestítʹ
(transitive)To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.
To make a multiplex throw.
Examples
3 sentencesWe decided to catch a late showing at the new multiplex downtown.
The lab uses a multiplex test to screen for several viruses in a single blood sample.
The network techs had to reconfigure how they multiplex audio and video signals for the live stream.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to combine signals:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to combine signals:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex.Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex.
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Forms
multiplexes, multiplexing, multiplexed, multiplexed| Base form | multiplex · to multiplex |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | multiplexes |
| Present participle | multiplexing |
| Past simple | multiplexed |
| Past participle | multiplexed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle