quadruplex

[ kwod-roo-pleks, kwo-droo-pleks ]

/ ˈkwɒd rʊˌplɛks, kwɒˈdru plɛks /

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adjective

fourfold; quadruple.

noting or pertaining to a system of telegraphy by which four messages may be transmitted simultaneously over one wire or communications channel.

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Origin of quadruplex

From Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at quadru-, -plex

Words nearby quadruplex

quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex, quadruplicate, quadruplicity, quadrupole, quads, quaere

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How to use quadruplex in a sentence

At this juncture other schemes were fermenting in his brain; but the quadruplex engrossed him.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
The quadruplex has not as a rule the same working efficiency that four separate wires have.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
I had paid for all the experiments on the quadruplex and exhausted the money, and I was again in straits.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
For his quadruplex system, Mr. Edison utilized this fact in the construction of a rheostat or resistance box.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

Among them was one which was issued some years afterward as Patent No. 480,567, covering his well-known quadruplex.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

British Dictionary definitions for quadruplex

quadruplex

/ (ˈkwɒdrʊˌplɛks, kwɒˈdruːplɛks) /

adjective

consisting of four parts; fourfold

denoting a type of television video tape recorder having four transversely rotating heads

Derived forms of quadruplex

quadruplicity (ˌkwɒdrʊˈplɪsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for quadruplex

C19: from Latin, from quadru- (see quadri-) + -plex -fold

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