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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

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 Jun. 6, 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

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

From Seattle Times Jul. 28, 2021

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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