Unidirectional is an English word with synonyms like simplex or bidirectional. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Unidirectional meaning
- Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
- Not subject to change or reversal of direction.
Synonyms of Unidirectional
Using Unidirectional
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space. | Not subject to change or reversal of direction.
- Useful related words include: one-way, simplex, unifacial, bidirectional.
- In the example corpus, unidirectional often appears in combinations such as: is unidirectional, not unidirectional, are unidirectional.
Context around Unidirectional
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unidirectional
- In this selection, "unidirectional" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, conducts, labeled, sometimes, flushing, current and distillation stand out and add context to how "unidirectional" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a unidirectional distillation will and are labeled unidirectional. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unidirectional" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unidirectional
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The influence is not unidirectional, though. (6 words)
Such channel is often bidirectional, but sometimes unidirectional. (8 words)
In character encoding terms, these characters are labeled unidirectional. (9 words)
One problem with some cable systems is the older amplifiers placed along the cable routes are unidirectional thus in order to allow for uploading of data the customer would need to use an analog telephone modem to provide for the upstream connection. (42 words)
Switching is based on the line state, and may be unidirectional (with each direction switching independently), or bidirectional (where the network elements at each end negotiate so that both directions are generally carried on the same pair of fibers). (39 words)
For example, the Kam language has 9 tones: 3 more-or-less fixed tones (high, mid and low); 4 unidirectional tones (high and low rising, high and low falling); and 2 bidirectional tones (dipping and peaking). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The town will implement a unidirectional flushing method to be conservative, and efficient.
The new material conducts unidirectional current, or currents that only flow one way.
A unidirectional distillation will rely on a pressure change in one direction, either positive or negative.
But transmission of Ca 2+ is not unidirectional; rather, it is a two-way street.
Direct current, as produced by example from a battery and required by most electronic devices, is a unidirectional flow from the positive part of a circuit to the negative.
For example, the Kam language has 9 tones: 3 more-or-less fixed tones (high, mid and low); 4 unidirectional tones (high and low rising, high and low falling); and 2 bidirectional tones (dipping and peaking).
Genes implicated in DNA repair are five times more likely to be regulated by bidirectional promoters than by unidirectional promoters.
In character encoding terms, these characters are labeled unidirectional.
In the sheltered troughs between highly developed seif dunes barchans may be formed because the wind is unidirectional.
It is important to note that processes are not unidirectional: differentiated cells may regain attributes of progenitor cells.
One problem with some cable systems is the older amplifiers placed along the cable routes are unidirectional thus in order to allow for uploading of data the customer would need to use an analog telephone modem to provide for the upstream connection.
On inhalation and exhalation air moves through the airways in the same direction, thus creating a unidirectional airflow through the lungs.
Pet doors may be unidirectional, only allowing pets to exit.
Predetermined epigenesis is a unidirectional movement from structural development in DNA to the functional maturation of the protein.
Printing was unidirectional; if the user wanted to delete what had been typed, further characters were printed to indicate that previous text had been cancelled.
Such channel is often bidirectional, but sometimes unidirectional.
Switching is based on the line state, and may be unidirectional (with each direction switching independently), or bidirectional (where the network elements at each end negotiate so that both directions are generally carried on the same pair of fibers).
The curve for a standard cardioid microphone, the most common unidirectional microphone, can be represented as at its target design frequency. citation The pattern shifts toward omnidirectionality at lower frequencies.
The game world is divided into three stages – the underworld, the over world (Earth) and the sky world. citation Each stage encompasses three unidirectional area levels and a fortress.
The influence is not unidirectional, though.
Common combinations with unidirectional
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is unidirectional 4×
- not unidirectional 3×
- are unidirectional 3×
- unidirectional path-switched 2×
- be unidirectional 2×