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multiplex

MUHL-tih-pleks/ˈmʌltɪpleks/

Consisting of several connected parts or units.

The multiplex has three separate auditoriums connected by a shared lobby.

One cinema building with three separate screen auditoriums and shared lobby.
Etymology
multiLatinmuch, many
+plexLatin-fold

The pieces express “many-fold,” extended in Latin to “of many parts.” In the cinema sense, those many parts are the separate screening spaces within one theater.

In context

PIX11 News1:10
you're at the multiplex. It remains to be seen just how busy it will get today
Only 1 movie theater left in the Bronx as Concourse Plaza Multiplex closes

More examples

  • They rent an upstairs apartment in a small multiplex.
  • A multiplex system carries several phone calls over one line.
  • Engineers multiplex audio and video signals onto one channel.

Forms

multiplex · multiplexes · multiplexed · multiplexing

multiplexer noun — A device that combines several separate signals.

Similar words

composite
Emphasizes distinct components combined to form a single whole.
complex
Emphasizes intricate connections rather than simply having several parts.