mul·ti·plex
ˈməl-tə-ˌpleks 
multiplexed; multiplexing; multiplexes
: to send (messages or signals) by a multiplex system
: to multiplex messages or signals
: a complex that houses several movie theaters
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Adjective
would sometimes experience multiplex moods in the course of a single day
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
The company is currently in the development phase and will soon begin trial screenings with multiplex chains.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
John Stuelpnagel, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020
Why not cut out distributors completely by going straight to multiplex operators?
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 31 July 2017
Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The sole cinema on the Dingle Peninsula — the nearest multiplex is 30 miles away — The Phoenix is also the only cinema in a Gaeltacht area in Ireland, which will be acknowledged in its programming.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The move also further collapses any barriers between HBO’s cable operation and Max; the former’s series stream on Max, and now some users will be able to channel-surf the HBO multiplex channels in the Max app.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
The company is currently in the development phase and will soon begin trial screenings with multiplex chains.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Perturb-seq provides genomic scale and resolution, allowing both multiplexed intervention in a genome as well as analysis of non-natural configurations for the first time.
—John Stuelpnagel, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020
Why not cut out distributors completely by going straight to multiplex operators?
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 31 July 2017
Noun
And while Moana’s follow-up was originally intended as a limited series for Disney+ (a measure of the studio’s low faith in its IP), during a quarterly earnings call in February, the House of Mouse announced a sequel would be navigating into choppy waters at the multiplex.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The sole cinema on the Dingle Peninsula — the nearest multiplex is 30 miles away — The Phoenix is also the only cinema in a Gaeltacht area in Ireland, which will be acknowledged in its programming.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Multiplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplex. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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multiplex
1 of 2 adjective
mul·ti·plex
ˈməl-tə-ˌpleks
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2
: being or relating to a system of transmitting several messages simultaneously on the same circuit or channel
multiplex
2 of 2 noun
: a complex that houses several movie theaters
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