multidirectional

American  

[muhl-tee-di-rek-shuh-nl, -dahy-rek-, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl ti dɪˈrɛk ʃə nl, -daɪˈrɛk-, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction.

   a multidirectional stereo speaker system.

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Etymology

Origin of multidirectional

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + directional

Example Sentences

These organs have a complex and multidirectional communication system that touches everything from our gastrointestinal tract to the nervous system.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

To increase the empire’s wealth and dissipate potential restless energy that might be turned on him, he undertook multidirectional expansion.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

New multidirectional horizontal or vertical mounting wall sconce lights can brighten up any bathroom — in more ways than one!

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

The result at the Whitney is a study in multidirectional flow, tides meeting and mingling, which is the basic dynamic of art history, as it is, or should be, of American life.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2020

Out the door, up the stairs, down the hall to one of those multidirectional elevators, and finally we arrive at Special Defense.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins