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"word": "monoplex"
},
{
"word": "octuplex"
},
{
"word": "pentaplex"
},
{
"word": "plex"
},
{
"word": "quadruplex"
},
{
"word": "simplex"
},
{
"word": "triplex"
},
{
"word": "uniplex"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To interleave several activities."
],
"links": [
[
"interleave",
"interleave"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Computing"
],
"glosses": [
"To combine several signals into one."
],
"links": [
[
"computing",
"computing#Noun"
],
[
"signal",
"signal"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(computing) To combine several signals into one."
],
"topics": [
"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex."
],
"links": [
[
"cinema",
"cinema"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To make a multiplex throw."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(juggling) To make a multiplex throw."
],
"topics": [
"arts",
"hobbies",
"juggling",
"lifestyle",
"performing-arts",
"sports"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kombiniram",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "комбинирам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "multipleksata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "kanavoida"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "multiplexer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "multiplexen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polypléko",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "πολυπλέκω"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "meoltipeulleksing-hada",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"word": "멀티플렉싱하다"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sovmeščátʹ",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "совмеща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sovmestítʹ",
"sense": "to combine signals",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "совмести́ть"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"multiplex"
],
"word": "multiplex"
}
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