bidirectional
Going either way
Bidirectional means operating or moving in two directions.
A bidirectional microphone picks up sound from front and back.
Bidirectional data transfer flows both ways between devices.
In linguistics, bidirectional text mixes left-to-right and right-to-left scripts, as when English and Arabic appear together.
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- palindromeReversible letter sequence
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
bilateral · congruence · correspondence · twinning · reversibility · invariance · homologous · proportionate
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- full-duplexConcurrent bidirectional transmission
- half-duplexOne direction at a time
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- handshakingMutual greeting grip
read-write · loopback · synchronous · asynchronous · multiplexing · codec · ping-pong · interleaving
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- two-wayOperating in both directions
- feedbackReturned response data
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
discourse · back-and-forth · interaction · negotiation · correspondence · messaging · signaling · transmission
Shared between parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- interdependentRelying on one another
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
collaborative · complementary · correlative · interrelated · codependent · conjoint · interconnected · synergistic
Enclosed connecting walkway
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- channelPassage for transmission
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- thoroughfareMain public road
route · passageway · tunnel · gateway · portal · bridge · crossing · interchange
Movement through a system
- currentDirected flow of charge
- trafficMovement along routes
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- transferMove between locations
oscillation · pulsation · shuttle · backwash · influx · outflow · convection · alternation
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- palindromeReversible letter sequence
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
equilibrium · bilateral · congruence · correspondence · twinning · reversibility · invariance · homologous · proportionate · evenness
duplex
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- full-duplexConcurrent bidirectional transmission
- half-duplexOne direction at a time
- transceiverDual-function communication device
handshaking · read-write · loopback · synchronous · asynchronous · multiplexing · codec · ping-pong · interleaving · simultaneous
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- two-wayOperating in both directions
- feedbackReturned response data
exchange · discourse · back-and-forth · interaction · negotiation · correspondence · messaging · signaling · transmission · relay
mutual
Shared between parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- interdependentRelying on one another
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
cooperative · collaborative · complementary · correlative · interrelated · codependent · conjoint · interconnected · synergistic · coequal
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
thoroughfare · route · passageway · tunnel · gateway · portal · bridge · crossing · interchange · junction
circulation
Movement through a system
transfer · oscillation · pulsation · shuttle · backwash · influx · outflow · convection · alternation · surge
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicameral, bicentennial, bicycle
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- microphonescondenser mic, dynamic mic, lavalier mic, shotgun mic, handheld mic
- two-way thingstwo-way radio, two-way street, two-way mirror, two-way communication, two-way switch
- carbon fiberlayup, ply, tow, roving
- polar patternscardioid, figure-eight, shotgun, lobar
bidirectionalsimplex
Undivided, one-direction transmission
unidirectional · one-way · broadcast · nonreversible · one-sided
bidirectionalomnidirectional
Receiving from all sides
multidirectional · nondirectional · isotropic · radial · 360-degree
direct, direction, directly, indirect, indirectly, directional, directionless, redirection, unidirectional