bidirectional

See also: bi-directional

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ directional.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl, -daɪ-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: bi‧di‧rec‧tion‧al

Adjective

bidirectional (not comparable)

1. Moving in two directions (usually opposite).
2. Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite).
   • 2024 February 27, Andrew G. Thomas, “Incels Uncovered: How Potent Is the Black Pill?”, in Psychology Today‎:

     However, statistical modelling paints a different picture. We found that the influence of mental health and ideology on harmful attitudes and beliefs was two-and-a-half times stronger than networking. We also found that mental health and ideology shared a potential bidirectional relationship, with poor mental health causing greater buy-in to ideology and vice versa.

Antonyms

• unidirectional

Derived terms

• bidirectionality
• bidirectionally

Translations

moving in two directions (usually opposite)

Chinese: Mandarin: 雙向 / 双向 (zh) (shuāngxiàng) Czech: dvousměrný Danish: bidirektional, toretnings- Dutch: bidirectioneel (nl), tweerichtings- Finnish: kaksisuuntainen (fi) French: bidirectionnel (fr) German: bidirektional (de) Icelandic: tvíbeind Italian: bidezionale Japanese: 双方向の (ja) (そうほうこうの, sōhōkō no) Norwegian: bidireksjonal, toretnings- Polish: dwukierunkowy (pl) Portuguese: bidirecional (pt) Russian: двунапра́вленный (ru) (dvunaprávlennyj), двухсторо́нний (ru) (dvuxstorónnij) Spanish: bidireccional (es) Swedish: bidirektionell, dubbelriktad, tvåvägs-

operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)

Bulgarian: двупосо́чен (dvuposóčen) Czech: dvousměrný Danish: bidirektional, toretnings- Dutch: bidirectioneel (nl), tweerichtings- Finnish: kaksisuuntainen (fi) French: bidirectionnel (fr) German: bidirektional (de) Greek: αμφίδρομος (el) (amfídromos) Hungarian: kétirányú (hu) Icelandic: tvíbeind Italian: bidezionale Norwegian: bidireksjonal, toretnings- Polish: dwukierunkowy (pl) Portuguese: bidirecional (pt) Russian: двунапра́вленный (ru) (dvunaprávlennyj) Spanish: bidireccional (es) Swedish: bidirektionell, dubbelriktad, tvåvägs-

Noun

bidirectional (plural bidirectionals)

1. Such an antenna or microphone