bidirectional
See also: bi-directional
English
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English bidirectional
From bi- + directional.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌbaɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl, -daɪ-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: bi‧di‧rec‧tion‧al
Adjective
[edit]bidirectional (not comparable)
- Moving in two directions (usually opposite).
- 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[1]:
- 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.
- 2026, Yuntian Deng, Pengyu Nie, Stuart Shieber, “Compile by Training: Turning Natural-Language Specifications into Local Neural Functions”, in arXiv[2], page 6[3], archived from the original on 4 September 2026:
- We built a live bidirectional translation service between Claudish and plain English.
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[edit]moving in two directions (usually opposite)
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operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
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Noun
[edit]bidirectional (plural bidirectionals)
- Such an antenna or microphone
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