simplex

¹sim·plex

adjective \ˈsim-ˌpleks\

Definition of SIMPLEX

1

: simple, single

2

: allowing telecommunication in only one direction <a simplex system>

Origin of SIMPLEX

Latin simplic-, simplex — more at simple

First Known Use: 1594

Rhymes with SIMPLEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

²simplex

noun

plural sim·plex·es

Definition of SIMPLEX

1

or plural sim·pli·ces \-plə-ˌsēz\ or sim·pli·cia \sim-ˈpli-sh(ē-)ə\ : a simple word

2

: a spatial configuration of n dimensions determined by n + 1 points in a space of dimension equal to or greater than n <a triangle together with its interior determined by its three vertices is a two-dimensional simplex in the plane or any space of higher dimension>

First Known Use of SIMPLEX

1892

simplex

   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SIMPLEX

—see epidermolysis bullosa simplex, genital herpes simplex, herpes simplex, ichthyosis simplex, lichen simplex chronicus, periodontitis simplex