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Directional   /dərˈɛkʃənəl/  /dɪrˈɛkʃɪnəl/  /daɪrˈɛkʃɪnəl/   Listen
Directional

adjective
1.
Relating to or indicating directions in space.
2.
Relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal.
3.
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.  Synonyms: directing, directive, guiding.  "The directional role of science on industrial progress"



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"Directional" Quotes from Famous Books



... in which there is a radio inspector we have what we call directional finders. These consist of a combination of a loop aerial and a compass and a radio receiving set. We have complete maps of the district. When the man we're after is sending, we swing the loop aerial around until the signals reach their ...
— The Radio Boys' First Wireless - Or Winning the Ferberton Prize • Allen Chapman
... storm, or if you become stalled or lost, don't panic. Think the problem through, decide what's the safest and best thing to do, and then do it slowly and carefully. If you are on a well-traveled road, show a trouble signal. Set your directional lights to flashing, raise the hood of your car, or hang a cloth from the radio aerial or car window. Then stay in your car and wait for help to arrive. If you run the engine to keep warm, remember to open a window enough to provide ventilation ...
— In Time Of Emergency - A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) • Department of Defense
... in which the equation is deduced by Prof. Willis, who expressly states that it applies whether the last wheel F is or is not concentric with the first wheel A, and also that the train may be composed of any combinations which transmit rotation with both a constant velocity ratio and a constant directional relation. He designates the quantities m', n', absolute revolutions, as distinguished from the relative revolutions (that is, revolutions relatively to the train-arm), indicated by the quantities m, n: adding, "Hence it appears ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. • Various


Words linked to "Directional" :   leading, direction, omnidirectional


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