duplexity

du·plex

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo-pleks, dyoo-]
- /ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo-pleks, dyoo-]
- /ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu-/

Definitions of duplexity word

noun duplexity duplex apartment. 1
noun duplexity duplex house. 1
noun duplexity paper or cardboard having different colors, finishes, or stocks on opposite sides. 1
noun duplexity Printing. a method of reproducing an illustration using two halftone plates, one black and the other in a color. a printing press equipped to print both sides of a sheet in one pass. 1
noun duplexity Genetics. a double-stranded region of DNA. 1
adjective duplexity having two parts; double; twofold. 1

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Origin of duplexity

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Latin: twofold, double, equivalent to du(o) two + -plex -plex

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Parts of speech for Duplexity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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duplexity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for duplexity

noun duplexity

polarity — Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
doubleness — the quality or condition of being double.
twofold — having two elements or parts.
pair — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.

All 25 Synonyms of duplexity