The difference between Apartment building and Duplex

When used as nouns, apartment building means a residential building containing multiple apartments or flats, whereas duplex means a house made up of two dwelling units.


Duplex is also verb with the meaning: to make duplex.

Duplex is also adjective with the meaning: double, made up of two parts.

check bellow for the other definitions of Apartment building and Duplex

  1. Apartment building as a noun:

    A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.

  1. Duplex as an adjective:

    Double, made up of two parts.

  2. Duplex as an adjective (telecommunications):

    Bidirectional .

    Examples:

    "duplex telegraphy"

  1. Duplex as a noun (US):

    A house made up of two dwelling units.

  2. Duplex as a noun ([[philately]]):

    A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.

  3. Duplex as a noun (juggling):

    A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

  4. Duplex as a noun (biochemistry):

    A double-stranded polynucleotide.

  5. Duplex as a noun (geology):

    A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.

  1. Duplex as a verb:

    To make duplex.

  2. Duplex as a verb:

    To make into a duplex.

  3. Duplex as a verb:

    To make a series of duplex throws.