unidirectional

adj
/ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/UK/ˌjuː.nɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/US

Etymology

From uni- + directional.

  1. derived from dīrēctiō
  2. derived from direccion
  3. inherited from direccioun
  4. suffixed as directional — “direction + al
  5. formed as unidirectional — “uni- + directional

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.

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

    • [...] a reversible booster was fitted to the trailing bogie; all previous applications on the L.N.E.R. for use in main line traffic had been of unidirectional boosters, […]
    • Equally important is the class mailing list, which facilitates two-way communication at a distance. (By contrast, the web page is basically a unidirectional teacher-to-student communication.)
  2. Not subject to change or reversal of direction.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

7 hops · closes at unidirectional

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

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