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

The home’s primary suite can be found on the floor above, which is referred to in the listing as the “chamber level” and houses an elegant bedroom, as well as two full bathrooms: “One with Rosso Levanto marble, soaking tub, and double sink; the other with its own soaking tub, double vanity, and glass-enclosed multidirectional shower heads.”

From MarketWatch

From the start, Zinkand says, “multidirectional golf was a consideration.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Science Daily

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

If there’s any anchor to the multidirectional proceedings in “Shockwave Delay,” it might be the steady voice of the well-known downtown actor Jim Fletcher, who sits at a table side-stage, reading aloud from an iPad.

From New York Times