multidirectional

adjective

mul·ti·di·rec·tion·al ˌməl-tē-də-ˈrek-sh(ə-)nəl

-ˌtī-

: able to move, function, or operate in more than one direction

multidirectional forces

Since they radiate sound toward both front and back, these speakers have an unusually open and airy sound (as do other multidirectional designs) that is musically very pleasing.—

Hans Fantel

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Its multidirectional wheels and metallic colorways are a hit with Amazon shoppers. —

Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024 Sri Lanka’s foreign policy is multidirectional and will work with the East and the West to build Sri Lanka. —

Avi Kumar, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024 The indoor tank simulated circular multidirectional waves and currents that the team then measured and their models accounted for a third dimension. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024 Initial reports of escalating fighting began to surface on Sept, 12 following what eyewitnesses recount as a multidirectional attack on the city by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. —

Emma Ogao, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multidirectional

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of multidirectional was in 1897

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“Multidirectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multidirectional. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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