nondirectional
Americanadjective
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functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
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without direction; not directional.
Etymology
Origin of nondirectional
First recorded in 1900–05; non- + directional
Example Sentences
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She added that her most popular wallpaper for ceilings so far has been “Doodles” because it’s nondirectional and adds an extra dimension to the room.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
“You have this almost nondirectional beginning,” he said, “but then this feeling of ‘A long, long time ago.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
Discovery of directional and nondirectional pioneer transcription factors by modeling DNase profile magnitude and shape.
From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017
Peter Dunham Textiles’ Peterazzi has a fetching yet softly geometric pattern that Ben-Dor points out is nondirectional, meaning it will look great from any seat around the table.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2016
The anger remained nondirectional, simply swelling and surging in all directions at once.
From Alarm Clock by Dongen, H. R. van
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