duplexer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdu(ˌ)plɛksəɹ/

Definition of duplexer

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
    “At first, making a duplexer seemed impossible, of all the filters in the cell phone, the specifications for the duplexer were by far the most stringent.”
    “The HE11 mode emits a Gaussian beam into free space as is required for input to the quasi-optical duplexer attached to the antenna.”
    “A drawback in the dual duplexer design is that six channels are lost because three band gaps are required.”
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noun

  1. A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
    “At first, making a duplexer seemed impossible, of all the filters in the cell phone, the specifications for the duplexer were by far the most stringent.”
    “The HE11 mode emits a Gaussian beam into free space as is required for input to the quasi-optical duplexer attached to the antenna.”
    “A drawback in the dual duplexer design is that six channels are lost because three band gaps are required.”
  2. A accessory of some printers that automatically flips pages to print on both sides.

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Etymology

From duplex + -er.

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