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🏢 A building with units 🔤 Word part: fold
plex

plex

9.7
A small word part meaning fold that shows how many parts something has, as in duplex
  • other
  • Specialized
translation icon : plexo
  • In scientific terms, 'triplex' means threefold, with plex showing the number of parts.

So single family, maybe duplex, maybe triplex, quad Plex.

Examples

  • Architects sometimes refer to a 'multiplex' building, where plex signifies multiple sections.

  • The word 'duplex' uses the combining form plex to indicate two connected units.

  • A plex is often used in architecture.

  • The term plex refers to a structure with multiple parts.

  • The word 'duplex' uses the combining form plex to indicate two connected units.

  • In scientific terms, 'triplex' means threefold, with plex showing the number of parts.

  • Architects sometimes refer to a 'multiplex' building, where plex signifies multiple sections.

How Many

multiplex
  • Specialized
1 6.5
plex
  • Specialized
9.7
triplex
8.1
duplex
  • Specialized
6.3
simplex
1 8.1

Surface Forms

plex main

Etymology

Plex as a combining form means 'fold' or 'parts' and shows how many parts there are, as in duplex ('twofold') and triplex ('threefold'). So when you see -plex in a word it tells you the number or layers of connected parts.