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unidirectional Definition

uni·di·rec·tional (-də rek′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. having, or moving in, only one direction
  2. for sending or receiving radio or sound waves in or from a particular direction

unidirectional Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • only: Further, psychoanalysis allows for only unidirectional intimacy, where the patient tells and the analyst listens.
  • not: The operation of sympathy is not unidirectional; most children dislike angering their parents, and enjoy pleasing them.

Modifies a noun

  • composite: Be able to use measured strength values for a unidirectional composite to predict how ply damage will develop in a laminate.
  • flow: To maintain unidirectional flow the large veins have a series of valves.
  • communication: In some networks, an additional restriction on information flow may be unidirectional communications.
  • link: The main use by the MECCANO project of direct broadcast satellite has been in the development of a routing protocol for unidirectional links.
  • system: Most road tunnels have unidirectional ventilation systems to clear traffic fumes.
  • microphone: It uses a unidirectional microphone which eliminates up to 92 % of all background noise in the office.

Used with adjective complement

  • print: Since Windows is a graphic environment, the drivers are set to print unidirectional for better print quality.