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multidirectional

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Reaching out in several directions.
  • adjective Operating or functioning in more than one direction.

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  • adjective capable of going in multiple directions.

Etymologies

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multi- + directional

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Examples

  • Directionality: The signal appears to be multidirectional, that is, received signal may be weaker or stronger depending on where the antenna is pointed, but the apparent direction of strong signal is sometimes varying or inconsistent, especially indoors (bouncing?).

    unknown title 2009

  • One (1) articulated shoulder-mounted gatling gun, rotatable and multidirectional

    Cool Stuff: Hot Toys’ 1/6th Scale War Machine Figure from Iron Man 2 | /Film 2010

  • The structure of the system evolves as the product of co-evolution between system and environment, involving a multidirectional collection of linear and nonlinear processes.

    Literary Study 2009

  • Last December, for example, Atari launched a Facebook version of its multidirectional shooter game "Asteroids," so players could compare their scores against others.

    Atari Takes a Trip Back to the Future Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

  • Reebok's first foray in the natural-movement category has 76 multidirectional rubber nodes built into the sole to give a near-barefoot feel.

    Aping the Early Human Workout Jen Murphy 2011

  • Last December, for example, Atari launched a Facebook version of its multidirectional shooter game "Asteroids," so players could compare their scores against others.

    Atari Takes a Trip Back to the Future Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

  • Logitech also launched a swank pair of multidirectional headphones.

    Psyko headphones 2009

  • Reebok's first foray in the natural-movement category has 76 multidirectional rubber nodes built into the sole to give a near-barefoot feel.

    Aping the Early Human Workout Jen Murphy 2011

  • Davidson introduces us to in "Now You See It," in which the Duke University professor explores various problems caused by today's multidirectional pulls on our attention and attempts to find a few solutions, too.

    Masters of Distraction Mark Changizi 2011

  • The ball is kept aloft by a jet of air, so that it functions like a multidirectional treadmill.

    Mouse Runs on Trackball Through Virtual Maze 2009

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