unidirectional

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl
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/ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl · -daɪ- · -ˈɹɛkʃ.nəl/ · [ˌjuː.nɨ.dɨˈɹɛk.ʃə.nl̩ · -ˈɹɛkʃ.nl̩] · -daɪ-/ · [ˌjuː.nɪ̈.dɪ̈ˈɹɛk.ʃə.nl̩ · -daɪ-]

Definition of unidirectional

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
    “[...] a reversible booster was fitted to the trailing bogie; all previous applications on the L.N.E.R. for use in main line traffic had been of unidirectional boosters, […]”
    “Equally important is the class mailing list, which facilitates two-way communication at a distance. (By contrast, the web page is basically a unidirectional teacher-to-student communication.)”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
    “[...] a reversible booster was fitted to the trailing bogie; all previous applications on the L.N.E.R. for use in main line traffic had been of unidirectional boosters, […]”
    “Equally important is the class mailing list, which facilitates two-way communication at a distance. (By contrast, the web page is basically a unidirectional teacher-to-student communication.)”
  2. (not-comparable)Not subject to change or reversal of direction.

noun

  1. A fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.

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Etymology

From uni- + directional.

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