quadruplex
Having four componentsHaving four components.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Having four components.
having four units or components
(not comparable)Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
(not comparable)Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
Origin
From Latin quadruplex (“fourfold, quadruple”), from quattuor (“four”) + plico (“fold”). ByFrom Latin quadruplex (“fourfold, quadruple”), from quattuor (“four”) + plico (“fold”). By surface analysis, quadru- + -plex.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- having four units or components:quadruplequadruplicatefourfoldfour-fold
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedquadruplicity