Duplex can describe a confusing variety of things, depending on the technical field. Most of us use it as a noun: a duplex can be either a two-family house or a two-story apartment. In computer science and telecommunications, duplex (or full-duplex) communication can go in both directions at once, while half-duplex communication can go only one way at a time. In other areas, just translate duplex as "double" and see if the sentence makes sense.
Adjective a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor Noun We live in the brick duplex.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The zone allows the development of single-family homes and duplex-style homes in a condensed area on the property. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 3 July 2022 The Hong Kong hotel group is selling a duplex penthouse inside the Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, Honolulu. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 Each penthouse will be a duplex unit with a private rooftop, where there will be a summer kitchen and pool. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 June 2022 Current projects include a duplex penthouse on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and a family apartment on Park Avenue. The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022 Highlights for the new Norwegian Prima, the first in a new class of ships for the line, will include a duplex theater with seats that fold down to create space for a massive nightclub and several new dining concepts with rotating menus. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2022 The project on 22 acres at FM 306 and Common Street will include 126 duplex-style homes with 252 units. Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2022 Authorities determined that the fire started after an electric space heater sparked in a duplex unit. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2022 Once combined, the duplex penthouse will comprise about 6,100 interior square feet. Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2022
Noun
The slick duplex in question occupies a prime position within a landmarked Tribeca building that houses the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and other Hollywood elite. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022 Ward died after police responded about 8:30 a.m. to a duplex in the 1500 block of Renton Street, just north of Bethel Park. Staff Report, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 The online college professor listed a duplex in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., in May for $899,000, a price at the bottom range of its online valuation, but elicited no interest.New York Times, 11 July 2022 That led them to Mexico, where Chadwick was found in August 2019 in a residential duplex in a community of U.S. expatriates near Puebla.Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022 His daughter, her boyfriend and their toddler lived in the upper duplex. Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 The future land use amendment request was from low-density residential to medium-density residential, and the rezoning request was from low-density single-family residential to medium-density duplex and townhome residential. Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2022 The dinners will each be hosted by a Harlan expert and cooked by a Wynn executive chef in settings few guests get to see, like a palatial two-story Encore duplex suite. Andrea Bennett, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 Some California cities aim to blunt the new duplex law With California on the verge of allowing multi-unit housing in neighborhoods previously reserved for single-family homes, some cities are rushing to pass restrictions on the new developments. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin, from duo two + -plex -fold — more at two, -fold