| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Intricate; entangled; complicated; complex.[Websters]
2. Being hybrid. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being heterogeneous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being composite, complex or built-up. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb implexly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (implexly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective implex.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMPLEX" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Implex \Im"plex\, adjective. [Latin expression implexus, past participle of implectere to infold; prefix im- in plectere to plait: compare to implexe.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMPLEX
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Infolded; intricate; entangled; complicated. Every poem is simple or implex; it is called simple, when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good to bad. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
