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Duplet vs Duplex - What's the difference?

duplet | duplex |

As nouns the difference between duplet and duplex

is that duplet is an empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey while duplex is house made up of two dwelling units.

As an adjective duplex is

double, made up of two parts.

As a verb duplex is

to make duplex.

duplet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
  • (music) A tuplet of two notes.

    • Synonyms

    * super

    duplex

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • double, made up of two parts
  • bidirectional (in two directions)
    • duplex telegraphy

    Hyponyms

    (bidirectional) * full-duplex * half-duplex * semiduplex

    Antonyms

    * (bidirectional) simplex (unidirectional)

    Derived terms

    * duplex escapement * duplexity * duplex lathe * duplex pumping engine * duplex querela * duplex watch * half-duplex * semiduplex

    Noun

    (es)
  • house made up of two dwelling units
  • (philately) a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
  • (juggling) throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

    • Related terms

    * triplex * quadruplex * * * *

    See also

    * bungalow * semi-detached * townhouse * rowhouse

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make .
  • To make into a .
  • (jugging) To make a series of duplex throws.

    • Related terms

    (terms related to duplex) * contraplex * diplex * double * duplicity * multiplex * quadruplex * simplex * single * triple * triplex ----