quadruplex

Building with four

Quadruplex means fourfold or having four parts.

In telecommunications, a quadruplex system transmits four messages simultaneously over a single wire.

In real estate, a quadruplex is a building divided into four separate dwelling units: They converted the old mansion into a quadruplex.

The word appears in technical contexts where four channels, signals, or components operate together.

G-quadruplex

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

  • guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
  • telomereProtective chromosome terminus
  • helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve

nucleic · genomics · chromosome · replication · molecular · stability · folding · structure · tetrad · ligand

telegraph

Edison

Prolific American inventor

receiver · circuit · signal · simultaneous · messages · wiring · relay · operator · invention · patent

housing

fourplex

Four-unit dwelling

townhouse · unit · flat · rental · residence · dwelling · tenement · building · property · landlord

video

VHS

Analog tape format

playback · heads · cassette · tape · analog · magnetic · tracking · hi-fi · format · speed

Categories
Opposites
numerical multiplicity

quadruplexsingle

One in number

simplex · monoplex · single-family · duplex · standalone

Phrases
Family

quadruple, quadruples, quadrupling, quadruplicate, quadruplicates, quadruplexes

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G