Compare unidirectional mass media such as radio and television with bidirectional ones such as correspondence and the Internet.
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Unidirectional
//ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/
Synonyms for "unidirectional" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
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Antonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- еднопосочен adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Catalan
1 entries- unidireccional adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Dutch
2 entries- eenrichtings adj (pertaining to only one direction)
- unidirectioneel adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Finnish
2 entries- tasasuuntainen adj (pertaining to only one direction)
- yksisuuntainen adj (pertaining to only one direction)
French
1 entries- unidirectionnel adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Greek
1 entries- ομοιοκατευθυνόμενος adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Hindi
2 entries- एकदिश adj (pertaining to only one direction)
- एकदिशीय adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Hungarian
1 entries- egyirányú adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Irish
1 entries- aontreoch adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Polish
1 entries- jednokierunkowy adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Russian
1 entries- однонапра́вленный adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Swedish
1 entries- enkelriktad adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Ukrainian
1 entries- односпрямо́ваний adj (pertaining to only one direction)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
[...] 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, […]
Source: wiktionary
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.)
Source: wiktionary
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