simplex
pronunciation
How to pronounce simplex in British English:
UK [ˈsɪmpleks]
How to pronounce simplex in American English:
US ['sɪmpleks]
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- Adjective:
- allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- having only one part or element
Word Origin
- simplex (adj.)
- "characterized by a single part," 1590s, from Latin simplex "single, simple, plain, unmixed, uncompounded," literally "onefold," from PIE compound of *sem- (1) "one, as one, together with" (cognates: Latin semper "always," literally "once for all;" Sanskrit sam "together;" see same) + *plac- "-fold," from PIE *plek- "to plait" (see ply (v.1.)). The noun is attested from 1892, "simple uncompounded word."
Example
- 1. Antiviral therapy is reserved for cases of varicella-zoster and herpes simplex infection .
- 2. The herpes simplex virus , for example , infects 80 % of adults .
- 3. Other serious cornea problems include herpes simplex , the most common cause of blindness in the western world .
- 4. The most common virus responsible is adenovirus , but other viruses have also been identified including herpes simplex , varicella-zoster , picorna , pox , and human immunodeficiency virus .