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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnidirectional
/ˌjuː.nɪ.daɪˈrek.ʃən.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Moving or operating in a single direction only.
"The street was converted into a unidirectional traffic flow to reduce congestion." - 2
Operating or functioning in one direction, such as a communication channel or data transfer that allows flow only from sender to receiver.
"This interface provides a unidirectional data link for security purposes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'uni-' (meaning 'one') combined with 'directional', originating from the Latin 'directus' (straight, aligned). The term emerged in the mid-19th century within scientific and technical contexts to describe movement or force acting in a single, fixed line or direction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unidirectional" is said worldwide
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unidirectionnel
Transliteration: y-ni-di-ʁɛk-sjɔ-nɛl
"La rue a un flux de circulation unidirectionnel."
unidirektional
Transliteration: u-ni-di-rɛk-tsjo-naːl
"Der Datenstrom in diesem Netzwerk ist unidirektional."
unidirezionale
Transliteration: u-ni-di-ret-tsjo-na-le
"Il traffico su questa strada è unidirezionale."
unidireccional
Transliteration: u-ni-di-rek-sjo-nal
"La comunicación en este sistema es unidireccional."
unidirecional
Transliteration: u-ni-di-ɾe-si-o-naw
"A rua tem tráfego unidirecional."
एकदिशीय
Transliteration: ek-dishiy
"यह डेटा ट्रांसफर एकदिशीय है।"
单向的
Transliteration: dān xiàng de
"这条街道是单向行驶的。"
단방향의
Transliteration: dan-bang-hyang-ui
"이 통신은 단방향 전송 방식입니다."
一方向の
Transliteration: ichihōkō no
"この道路は一方向通行です。"
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