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unidirectional

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As an adjective, unidirectional means pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space. As a noun, it means a fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.

Meanings of unidirectional

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.

  2. Not subject to change or reversal of direction.

  3. Operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only

    “a unidirectional flow”

    “a unidirectional antenna”

    “a unidirectional approach to a problem”

noun

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

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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