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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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The multiplex genome editing capability, hundreds of simultaneous edits at 90% accuracy, is relevant to agricultural biotech, gene therapy, and conservation genetics.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
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
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Then again, Boyle was never likely to make a family-friendly, multiplex-filling space opera.
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Adjective
While still a great number, the subsequent spike signals that Michael may be benefiting from the nostalgia factor that is inspiring infrequent moviegoers to return to the multiplex in droves for the first time since the pandemic, or sparking interest among the most avid moviegoing demo, Gen Zers.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
The multiplex genome editing capability, hundreds of simultaneous edits at 90% accuracy, is relevant to agricultural biotech, gene therapy, and conservation genetics.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
The base die is a logic chip designed to multiplex the data—pack it into the limited number of wires that can fit across the millimeter-scale gap to the GPU.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
One was Universal Pictures’ decision to commit to a 45-day exclusive theatrical exhibition window for movies that are bound for the multiplexes.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Then again, Boyle was never likely to make a family-friendly, multiplex-filling space opera.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Multiplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplex. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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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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