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bidirectionally

Syllables: bi·di·rec·tion·al·ly/ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/

bidirectionally adverb: in opposite directions.

Adverb

bidirectionally (not comparable)

  1. In opposite directions.
    • The whole of the South Shields branch passed to the Tyne & Wear Metro in 1984 under the Tyneside Metropolitan Rail Act 1973, apart from a short section that was divided into two bi-directionally signalled lines (although interconnected by a series of loops that allow Metro trains to pass each...2023 November 29, Richard Foster, “Tyne & Wear Metro goes with the flow”, in RAIL, number 997, page 32

Origin of bidirectionally

From bidirectional + -ly.

Questions about bidirectionally

What does bidirectionally mean?
Bidirectionally means in opposite directions.
What part of speech is bidirectionally?
Bidirectionally is an adverb.
How do you pronounce bidirectionally?
Bidirectionally is pronounced /ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/.

Words near bidirectionally in the dictionary

  1. bidirectionality
  2. bidirectionalize
  3. bidirectionalized
  4. bidirectionalizes
  5. bidirectionalizing
  6. bidirectionally
  7. bidirectionals
  8. bidis
  9. bidisc
  10. bidisciplinary
  11. bidiscoidal

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