bidirectional

bidirectional

See also: bi-directional

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ directional

Pronunciation

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

Antonyms

• unidirectional

Translations

moving in two directions (usually opposite)

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

Noun

bidirectional (plural bidirectionals)

1. Such an antenna or microphone