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duplexer

duplexer

8.2
A device that lets a radio send and receive signals at the same time using one antenna
  • noun
  • /ˈdjuːplɛksər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : duplicador
  • A duplexer is essential in systems where one antenna is used for both transmitting and receiving.

Examples

  • The technician installed a duplexer to allow the radio to send and receive signals at the same time.

  • The duplexer is essential for two-way communication.

  • Without a duplexer, the equipment would need separate channels for each direction of communication.

  • Many modern radios use a duplexer for better performance.

  • The technician installed a duplexer to allow the radio to send and receive signals at the same time.

  • A duplexer is essential in systems where one antenna is used for both transmitting and receiving.

  • Without a duplexer, the equipment would need separate channels for each direction of communication.

Antonyms

simplex
  • Specialized
8.6

Communication that goes in only one direction at a time

How Two-Way

duplexer
  • Specialized
8.2
simplex
  • Specialized
8.6

Surface Forms

duplexer singular
duplexers plural

Morphology

duplexer = duplex (transparent) = duplex + er

Standard agent/instrument formation: '-er' yields an item that enables 'duplex' operation (two-way transmission), so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Duplexer comes from duplex ('twofold' or 'double') and the ending -er ('one that does'). That's why a radio duplexer is a device that lets signals go in two directions at once, so it can send and receive on the same channel.