directional
Indicating a way
Directional relates to direction or indicates which way something moves, faces, or operates.
A directional signal shows which way a car will turn.
Directional lighting aims light in a specific direction rather than diffusing it.
In broadcasting, a directional antenna sends or receives signals in a focused pattern.
The word often distinguishes targeted from omnidirectional: directional microphones pick up sound from one direction while rejecting ambient noise.
Device showing cardinal directions
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- signpostRoadside directional guide
- routePath from A to B
map · beacon · landmark · pathfinding · charting · piloting · guidance · arrow
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
- northeastDirection between two poles
northwest · southeast · southwest · upward · downward · leftward · rightward · forward
Elevated, or signal-catcher
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- dipoleSeparated opposite charges
- beamStructural support member
array · signal · broadcast · reception · parabolic · satellite · dish · gain
Sustained price increase
- downtrendSustained decrease over time
- bullishExpecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
growth · decline · surge · plunge · recovery · uptick · downturn · trajectory
Move or progress forward
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- rotationTurning on an axis
- traverseMove across an area
- sweepBrush clean with broom
progression · regression · onward · rearward · inbound · outbound · ascending · descending
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- signpostRoadside directional guide
route · map · beacon · landmark · pathfinding · charting · piloting · guidance · arrow · pointer
north
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- eastSunrise cardinal point
- westCardinal direction toward sunset
northeast · northwest · southeast · southwest · upward · downward · leftward · rightward · forward · backward
aerial
Elevated, or signal-catcher
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- dipoleSeparated opposite charges
beam · array · signal · broadcast · reception · parabolic · satellite · dish · gain · radiation
uptrend
Sustained price increase
momentum · growth · decline · surge · plunge · recovery · uptick · downturn · trajectory · projection
advance
Move or progress forward
sweep · progression · regression · onward · rearward · inbound · outbound · ascending · descending · diverging
- Antennasdipole, monopole, helical, array, reflector
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
- drillingdrill bit, drill rig, drill site, driller, bore hole
- Chinese grammarword order, sentence structure, classifiers, negation, syntax rules
- ski featurescamber, rocker, sidecut, flex, stiffness
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
directionalomnidirectional
Receiving from all sides
nondirectional · multidirectional · isotropic · diffuse · random
directionalomnidirectional
Receiving from all sides
nondirectional · isotropic · cardioid · figure-eight · bidirectional
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- giving directionsExplaining how to arrive
- following directionsAdhering to given instructions
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- creative directionGuiding aesthetic vision
- in every directionToward all sides equally
direction, directions, redirection, directionality, directionally