omnidirectionallyadv.
/ˌɒmnᵻdᵻˈrɛkʃn̩əli/, U.S. /ˈˌɑmnəˌdaɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)nəli/, /ˈˌɑmnədəˈrɛkʃ(ə)nəli/, /ˈˌɑmniˌdaɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)nəli/, /ˈˌɑmnidəˈrɛkʃ(ə)nəli/ In all directions.
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everywaysa1398
every whitherwarda1398
every wayc1400
everywhither1495
allwhither1878
omnidirectionally1950
whichways1961
1950 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 54 279/2 By comparing the phase of the rotating radiation pattern with that of a reference signal radiated omni-directionally, the bearing of the aircraft from the beacon is determined.
1976 Wireless World Mar. 44/3 Real antennas do not radiate omnidirectionally, but concentrate the power into a directional beam.
1995 Flight Internat. 1 Mar. 27/2 The microwave-landing system (MLS) datalink might be used on approach, but at the moment data cannot be received omni-directionally from its transmitter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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