unidirectional
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl / -daɪ- / -ˈɹɛkʃ.nəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English directional English unidirectional From uni- + directional.
- 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.)”
- Not subject to change or reversal of direction.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English directional English unidirectional From uni- + directional.
- A fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.