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

Pick up this subtly cool hard-shell suitcase with multidirectional spinner wheels and a marble-look finish.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

That multidirectional movement takes stunning shape in Holzhauer’s picture of a river that appears to be flowing north, south, east and west — forming an impossible intersection in the middle of nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 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