Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unidirectional

/ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: uni-di-rec-tion-al
IPA: /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.

adj

Not subject to change or reversal of direction.

noun

A fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.

Example Sentences

"[...] 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, […]"
"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.)"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English direction English -al English directional English unidirectional From uni- + directional.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl
British English: /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl

Inflected Forms

unidirectionals (plural)

Derived Forms

nonunidirectional unidirectionality unidirectionally

Frequently Paired Words

omnidirectional bidirectional

Synonyms

simplex

Questions

How do you pronounce unidirectional?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl.
What does unidirectional mean?: Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
Where does unidirectional come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Latin ūni-der. English uni- English direction English -al English directional English unidirectional From uni- + directional.

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