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[ dih-rek -shuh -nl, dahy- ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈrɛk ʃə nl, daɪ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
Radio . adapted for determining the direction of signals received, or for transmitting signals in a given direction: a directional antenna.
of, relating to, or providing guidance or leadership.
Origin of directional First recorded in 1605–15; direction + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM directional di·rec·tion·al·i·ty, noun di·rec·tion·al·ly, adverb un·di·rec·tion·al, adjective Words nearby directional direct free kick, direct-grant school, direct injection, direct input, direction, directional , directional derivative, directional drilling, directional microphone, direction angle, direction cosine
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Example sentences from the Web for directional Less than 24 hours after the news leaked, all directional jokes have officially been cracked.
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I was very determined to make it fashion-forward and directional and relevant.
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Historical destinies are directional , not precisely preordained.
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But we can't control the directional and dimensional scope of the warp.
Circus | Alan Edward Nourse
Lateral Stability is far more difficult for the designer to secure than is longitudinal or directional stability.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. Barber
Suddenly, above the steady buzz of the directional beacon came the sharp signal of the Bellefonte marker beacon.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
Class C: Directional relation changing periodically; velocity ratio constant or varying.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 | Various
From the edge of this depression, rose the slender rod of a speaker, a small, directional loud-speaker blossoming from it.
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British Dictionary definitions for directional adjective of or relating to a spatial direction
electronics having or relating to an increased sensitivity to radio waves, sound waves, nuclear particles, etc, coming from a particular direction (of an aerial) transmitting or receiving radio waves more effectively in some directions than in others physics electronics concentrated in, following, or producing motion in a particular direction indicating direction indicating the direction something, such as a fashion trend, might take directional fashion looks
Derived forms of directional directionality , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012