unidirectional
See also: unidirecțional and uni-directional
English
Etymology
From uni- + directional.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌjuːnɨdɨˈɹɛkʃənəl/, /-daɪ-/, /-ˈɹɛkʃənl̩/, /-ˈɹɛkʃnəl/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: yo͞o'nĭ-dĭ-rĕkʹshən-(ə)l, -dī-, -rĕkʹshnəl, IPA(key): /ˌjunɪ̈dɪ̈ˈɹɛkʃənəl/, /-daɪ-/, /-ˈɹɛkʃənl̩/, /-ˈɹɛkʃnəl/
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃənəl, -ɛkʃnəl
- Hyphenation: uni‧di‧rec‧tion‧al
Adjective
unidirectional (not comparable)
- Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
- 2005, Richard Samson, Training for the New Millennium: Pedagogies for translation and interpreting, edited by Martha Tennent, Benjamins Translation Library, p. 119:
- 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.)
- 2005, Richard Samson, Training for the New Millennium: Pedagogies for translation and interpreting, edited by Martha Tennent, Benjamins Translation Library, p. 119:
Antonyms
Translations
pertaining to only one direction
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See also
Noun
unidirectional (plural unidirectionals)
- A fabric in which the majority of fibres run in the same single direction.