How to Use bidirectional in a Sentence
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If the brain is a bidirectional transducer, that is not a strange idea at all.
— Robert Epstein, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021 -
In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue.
— IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2023 -
For those that record interviews in small studios, a bidirectional mic is the right choice.
— Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023 -
The MagTech is bidirectional, so it can be plugged no matter which way your cable is coming from.
— Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2020 -
This eliminates the need for complex mechanisms and valves to deal with the bidirectional air flow.
— David Szondy, New Atlas, 26 July 2024 -
The bidirectional charger allows the battery to run your entire home for up to seven days, as well as give a boost to other EVs in need.
— Jeremy White, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023 -
The link between chronic pain and sleep is bidirectional.
— Amanda MacMillan, Health, 6 Aug. 2023 -
The 3 is also set up for bidirectional charging, where the vehicle can return power to the grid.
— Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 Oct. 2022 -
Building such co-adaptive bidirectional BCIs is the goal of our center.
— Smithsonian, 11 Apr. 2017 -
The answer here is to share the surplus with the National Grid, using a bidirectional charger fitted to your EV.
— Juliet Davenport, Forbes, 24 June 2021 -
The chat transfers were not bidirectional, and that’s not something that surprised many people.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021 -
The Yeti can record in four different modes: cardioid, omni, bidirectional, and stereo.
— Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020 -
The Polestar 3 will also be capable of bidirectional charging so that the EV can do things like feed energy back into your house or grid in the future.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022 -
Moskito, which packs six bidirectional motors, clearly is not a smartwatch in the sense of Apple or Pebble.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2016 -
The bidirectional option would run north and south from the transportation center on Central, before cutting across Maple to Brand.
— Lila Seidman, Glendale News-Press, 6 Aug. 2019 -
Plans call for a VRE expansion that would introduce weekend, bidirectional and nonpeak hour service before the end of the decade.
— Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 -
The automaker's at-home bidirectional charging station allows the vehicle to be used to power a home.
— Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2020 -
First up is a smart, bidirectional, Level 2 charger for the upcoming Renault 5 EV, which operates at up to a speedy 22 kilowatts.
— Lawrence Ulrich, IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2023 -
And enough with the confusing bidirectional cycle tracks.
— Copenhagenize Design Co., WIRED, 27 June 2019 -
Other notable features include a day-date window at three o’clock and a bidirectional inner bezel that can be adjusted via the crown pusher at four o’clock.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 May 2023 -
The patented crown, which can be found underneath the serpent’s lower jaw, features a bidirectional system (which does not require the crown to be pulled out) that sets the time in one direction and winds the watch in the other direction.
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2022 -
The incident could have been catastrophic if the cables hadn’t happened to be bidirectional.
— Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2020 -
As mediums go, the bidirectional grain is perfect for expressing the duality of man.
— Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 27 Nov. 2018 -
The bidirectional mode can swing either way, depending upon the nature of the forgive-and-forget circumstances.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The movement with a GMT function is equipped with bidirectional self-winding via a perpetual rotor.
— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023 -
The Revo is the first bidirectional belay device with a true auto-locking mechanism.
— Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 July 2018 -
The movement has bidirectional self-winding via a perpetual rotor and a power reserve of 72 hours.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022 -
Like the Polestar 3, the 4 will be fitted with a whole slew of great tech, like bidirectional charging with vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability and a heat pump for preconditioning the battery.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024 -
Even smaller companies could benefit from a bidirectional program if their customer and employee cars are clustered versus spread out.
— Tracy Price, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The big picture: As electric school buses proliferate, so has the concept of bidirectional charging, or vehicle-to-grid technology.
— Joann Muller, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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