bidirectional
adjective
bi·di·rec·tion·al
ˌbī-də-ˈrek-sh(ə-)nəl 
-dī-
: involving, moving, or taking place in two usually opposite directions
bidirectional flow
bidirectional replication of DNA
bidirectionally
adverb
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This forces the liquid through a bidirectional turbine that drives a generator.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
PageRank is more complicated than eigenvector centrality in part because links on the Internet are one-directional, whereas friendships in a social network are bidirectional, a symmetry that simplifies the math.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Further on, standard features come in the form of a bidirectional quickshifter and cruise control owing to new Electronic Throttle Valves.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
That idea has more recently been supplanted by the concept of bidirectional assimilation, the theory that just as immigrants adapt to their new country, its institutions adapt to them.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
PageRank is more complicated than eigenvector centrality in part because links on the Internet are one-directional, whereas friendships in a social network are bidirectional, a symmetry that simplifies the math.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Further on, standard features come in the form of a bidirectional quickshifter and cruise control owing to new Electronic Throttle Valves.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
That idea has more recently been supplanted by the concept of bidirectional assimilation, the theory that just as immigrants adapt to their new country, its institutions adapt to them.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Bidirectional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bidirectional. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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bidirectional
adjective
bi·di·rec·tion·al
ˌbī-də-ˈrek-sh(ə-)nəl
-dī-
: involving, moving, or taking place in usually two opposite directions
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bidirectional
adjective
bi·di·rec·tion·al
ˌbī-də-ˈrek-shnəl, -dī-, -shən-ᵊl
: involving, moving, or taking place in two usually opposite directions
bidirectional flow of materials in axons
bidirectional replication of DNA
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