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directional

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Definition of directional

adjective

  • 1relating to or indicating the direction in which someone or something is situated or moving:directional signs wherever two paths joined
  • relating to, influencing, or exemplifying the latest trends in fashion:a directional womenswear designer
  • 2having a particular direction of motion, progression, or orientation:coiling the wire permits directional flow of the magnetic flux
  • relating to, denoting, or designed for the projection, transmission, or reception of light, radio, or sound waves in or from a particular direction or directions:a directional microphone

Derivatives

directionality

Pronunciation: /-ˈnalɪti/
noun

directionally

adverb

directional in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of directional in the US English dictionary
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