unidirectional
nounEtymology From uni- + directional.
1
A fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.
unidirectional
adjUK /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl · US /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl
Etymology From uni- + directional.
1
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, […]1941 November, O. S. Nock, “The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley: Part VI—Experiments and Rebuilds 1927-33”, in Railway Magazine, page 483:
- 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, edited by Martha Tennent, Training for the New Millennium: Pedagogies for translation and interpreting, Benjamins Translation Library, page 119:
2
Not subject to change or reversal of direction.
- Derived terms
- nonunidirectional, unidirectionality, unidirectionally
- Related terms
- omnidirectional
- Coordinate terms
- bidirectional