Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

directionality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-tion-al-i-ty
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being directional.

Uncountable

noun

A measure of the extent to which something is directional.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English direction English -al English directional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English directionality From directional + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

directionalities (plural)

Derived Forms

isodirectionality multidirectionality

Phrases

bi-directionality non-directionality uni-directionality

Synonyms

directivity

Questions

What does directionality mean?: The condition of being directional.
Where does directionality come from?: Etymology tree English direction English -al English directional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English directionality From directional + -ity.

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