Telecommunications. of, pertaining to, or using equipment permitting the simultaneous transmission of two or more trains of signals or messages over a single channel.
verb (used with object)
4.
Telecommunications.
to arrange (a circuit) for use by multiplex telegraphy.
to transmit (two or more signals or messages) by a multiplex system, circuit, or the like.
verb (used without object)
5.
to send several messages or signals simultaneously, as by multiplex telegraphy.
noun
6.
a multiplex electronics system.
7.
(in map making) a stereoscopic device that makes it possible to view pairs of aerial photographs in three dimensions.
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Also called multiplex cinema, multiplex theater. a group of two or more motion-picture theaters on the same site or in the same building, especially a cluster of adjoining theaters.
Of the other characters of this multiplex tableau it would not be profitable to speak at length.
During the offseason, there were tantalizing glimpses of the national pastime at the multiplex.
The weekend's box office results showed the power of faith-based films at the multiplex.
Incompetent authority figures appear to be having a moment at the multiplex.
It was his misfortune to have the benign intentions of this side of his oeuvre perpetually tripped up on the way to the multiplex.
But it is more than mere size that sets the megaplex apart from the multiplex.
The spread of multiplex cinemas, which can show niche films thanks to their large number of smallish screens, has helped business.
Or the rush to build shopping malls and plush new multiplex cinemas.
There is a boom in commercial consumption as developers build ice-cool multiplex cinemas and shopping malls.
So you might be able to multiplex data through this system at the buses using multi-wavelength laser encoding.
British Dictionary definitions for multiplex
multiplex
/ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks/
noun
1.
(telecomm)
the use of a common communications channel for sending two or more messages or signals. In frequency-division multiplex the frequency band transmitted by the common channel is split into narrower bands each of which constitutes a distinct channel. In time-division multiplex different channels are established by intermittent connections to the common channel
(as modifier): a multiplex transmitter
2.
a purpose-built complex containing a number of cinemas and usually a restaurant or bar
(as modifier): a multiplex cinema
adjective
3.
designating a method of map-making using three cameras to produce a stereoscopic effect