omnidirectional
Radiating every way
Omnidirectional means capable of receiving or transmitting in all directions equally.
An omnidirectional antenna picks up signals from any angle, unlike a directional one that must be aimed.
Omnidirectional microphones capture sound from all around rather than just in front.
The word applies to anything—wheels, lighting, sensors—that operates without favoring a particular orientation.
Complete angular revolution
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- all-aroundCapable in many domains
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
wraparound · hemispherical · radial · circular · peripheral · immersive · enveloping · ambient
Same properties all directions
- dipoleSeparated opposite charges
- monopoleIsolated magnetic charge
- gainPositive return received
- transceiverDual-function communication device
wireless · signal · transmission · reception · waveguide · polarization · impedance · coverage
State of perceiving reality
- sensingDetecting through perception
- detectionAct of finding something
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
scanning · surveillance · monitoring · radar · sonar · environmental · situational · receptive
360-degree
Complete angular revolution
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- all-aroundCapable in many domains
surrounding · wraparound · hemispherical · radial · circular · peripheral · immersive · enveloping · ambient · three-dimensional
isotropic
Same properties all directions
transceiver · wireless · signal · transmission · reception · waveguide · polarization · impedance · coverage · beacon
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- sensingDetecting through perception
- detectionAct of finding something
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
alertness · scanning · surveillance · monitoring · radar · sonar · environmental · situational · receptive · all-seeing
pickup
Small open-bed truck
- cardioidHeart-shaped geometric curve
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
diaphragm · transducer · sensitivity · recording · ambient · lavalier · boundary · stereo · binaural · capture
caster
Rolling furniture attachment
- wheelRotating circular frame
- swivelRotating connection point
- maneuverableCapable of being steered
pivot · rotation · steering · agile · platform · dolly · trolley · robotic
- microphone typescondenser, dynamic, ribbon, lavalier, lav
- microphonescondenser mic, dynamic mic, lavalier mic, shotgun mic, handheld mic
- polar patternscardioid, figure-eight, shotgun, lobar
- totalityall, entirety, everything, whole, totality
- barcodesbarcode, barcode scanner, barcode reader, UPC, QR code
- 360° viewspanorama, virtual tour, street view, room tour, property tour
omnidirectionalunidirectional
Moving in one direction
directional · one-way · aimed · oriented · focused
direction, directional, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, omnivore, bidirectional, unidirectional, directionality