Unidirectional vs. Bidirectional

Unidirectional vs. Bidirectional — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Unidirectional and Bidirectional

Unidirectionaladjective

Moving or operating in one direction only

a unidirectional microphone.

Bidirectionaladjective

Moving or operating in two usually opposite directions

bidirectional data flow.

Unidirectionaladjective

Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.

Bidirectionaladjective

Moving in two directions (usually opposite)

Unidirectionalnoun

A fabric in which the majority of fibres run in the same single direction.

Bidirectionaladjective

Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)

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Unidirectionaladjective

operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only;

a unidirectional flowa unidirectional antennaa unidirectional approach to a problem

Bidirectionalnoun

Such an antenna or microphone

Bidirectionaladjective

reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions