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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.


Etymology

Origin of multidirectional

First recorded in 1940–45; multi- + directional

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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

It is a multidirectional offensive covered by not so much a fog of war, but a cloud of confusion and diversion.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2023

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

Loosening one or two knobs on a RAM Mount gives a device multidirectional movement.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2019

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

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