two-way

adj
/ˈtu.weɪ/

Etymology

From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”).

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-
  2. inherited from *wegaz
  3. inherited from *weg
  4. inherited from weġ
  5. inherited from way
  6. compounded as two-way — “two + way

Definitions

  1. Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.

  2. Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.

  3. Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.

    • The inner power cars are brake second class compartment coaches; the guard has means of both bell and two-way telephone communication with the driving compartment.
  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.

    2. Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems

      Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.

      • There are increasing examples of Indigenous-led research, and "two-way" collaborative research between scientists and Indigenous land custodians.
    3. Playing both offense and defense in the same game.

    4. Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables

      Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.

      • A two-way chart; a two-way table.
    5. A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at two-way. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at two-way. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at two-way

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA