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Meaning of "directionality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECTIONALITY

directionality  [dɪˌrɛkʃənˈælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECTIONALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Directionality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIRECTIONALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of directionality in the English dictionary

The first definition of directionality in the dictionary is the fact of showing orientation or movement in a particular direction. Other definition of directionality is tendency to progress towards an assumed goal. Directionality is also concentration on or sensitivity in a particular direction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIRECTIONALITY


actuality
ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ
conditionality
kəndɪʃənˈælɪtɪ
confidentiality
ˌkɒnfɪdenʃɪˈælɪtɪ
devotionality
dɪˌvəʊʃənˈælɪtɪ
dimensionality
daɪˌmenʃənˈælɪtɪ
duality
djuːˈælɪtɪ
exceptionality
ɪkˌsɛpʃənˈælɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
individuality
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdjʊˈælɪtɪ
meridionality
məˌrɪdɪənˈælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
sensuality
ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ
two-dimensionality
ˈtuːdaɪˌmɛnʃənˈælɪtɪ
unconditionality
ˌʌnkənˌdɪʃənˈælɪtɪ
unconstitutionality
ʌnˌkɒnstɪˌtjuːʃənˈælɪtɪ
unipersonality
ˌjuːnɪˌpɜːsənˈælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECTIONALITY

directed
directedness
direction
direction angle
direction cosine
direction finder
direction finding
direction indicator
directional
directional drilling
directionless
directions
directive
directivity
directly
directness
Directoire
director
director general
director of admissions

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECTIONALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
equality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
infant mortality
legality
locality
low-quality
mentality
morality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
plurality
quality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of directionality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «directionality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECTIONALITY

Find out the translation of directionality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of directionality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «directionality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方向性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

direccionalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

directionality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिशात्मकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاتجاهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

направленность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direcionalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিমুখ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

directionnalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Direktionalität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

方向性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방향성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Directionality
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hướng từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिशात्मकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yön
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

direzionalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kierunkowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спрямованість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

directionalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατευθυντικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rigting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

riktverkan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retnings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of directionality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTIONALITY»

The term «directionality» is regularly used and occupies the 80.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of directionality
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECTIONALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «directionality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «directionality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about directionality

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECTIONALITY»

Discover the use of directionality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to directionality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Directionality of Conversion in English: A ...
This book received the Leocadio Martin Mingorance award This book describes three of the main problems that the word-formation process known as conversion presents, namely those related to its definition, its delimitation, and its ...
Isabel Balteiro, 2007
2
Bi-directionality in the Cognitive Sciences: Avenues, ...
Focusing on cognitive approaches in linguistics and literary studies, this volume explores "bi-directionality," a genuine transdisciplinary interchange in which both disciplines are borrowing and lending.
Marcus Callies, Wolfram R. Keller, Astrid Lohöfer, 2011
3
Directionality and Logical Form: On the Scope of Focusing ...
Directionality and Logical Form provides a detailed treatment of the syntax of focusing particles, such as only and even in a cross-linguistic perspective.
Josef Bayer, 1996
4
Waveguide Invariant Focusing and Field Directionality ...
In the latter part of the thesis, we investigate the problem of synthesizing field directionality from different array orientations.
Hailiang Tao, 2008
5
Using Directionality in Wireless Routing
1This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos.
Bow-Nan Cheng, 2008
6
Audiology: Treatment
performance with two- and three-microphone implementations of adaptive directionality. In summary, adaptive directionality is perhaps best described as being superior to fixed directionality only under very specific listening conditions: when a ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. Roeser, 2008
7
Signal Directionality, Bistability, and Stochasticism: Cell ...
This dissertation includes published and co-authored material.
Adam Christopher Miller, 2008
8
Physical Activities for Improving Children's Learning and ...
Directionality involves three references: right and left, up and down, and before and behind (in front of and in back of, or forward and back). A child first learns all three of the directional references in relation to his or her own body, and then ...
Billye Ann Cheatum, Allison A. Hammond, 2000
9
Biochemical and Biophysical Studies of Photosystem I in ...
Michael Dennis McConnell. Figure Page 4.22 Gaussian decomposition of F4 fractions from global fitting 78 4.23 Graphical comparison of the relative contribution of each Gaussian band to each absorbance spectra 80 4.24 Light- induced ...
Michael Dennis McConnell, 2008
10
AUDIOLOGY Treatment
performance with two- and three-microphone implementations of adaptive directionality. In summary, adaptive directionality is perhaps best described as being superior to fixed directionality only under very specific listening conditions: when a ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECTIONALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term directionality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Protistology: How to build a microbial eye : Nature : Nature …
As such, this globule layer is thought to provide directionality and contrast by shielding and reflecting light from one side of the organism on to ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
allAfrica.com: Namibia: Dyslexia Does Not Predict Failure
Confusion over left and right, over versus under, before and after, and other directionality words and concepts. Late to establish a dominant ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
LED Lighting Market 2015-2020: Worldwide Battery Industry … - CSO
... lifetime, improved durability, increased environmental friendliness, digital controllability, smaller size, directionality and lower heat output. «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
4
'The Old Vedic language had its origin outside the subcontinent. But …
To insist upon the false directionality of the Aryan Invasion myth to explain the early reach of Sanskrit without the slightest factual proof is simply ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
Exploring bi-directional and SMS messaging for communications …
and directionality (one- vs. two-way)—is complex and dependent on the situation (emergency vs. non-urgent) and message recipient ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
6
LED Lighting Market Size, Share, Growth, Segmentation & Forecast …
... lifetime, improved durability, increased environmental friendliness, digital controllability, smaller size, directionality and lower heat output. «CMO, Jul 15»
7
Buy the Dips and Bullish Reversals in XOM Stock
... namely more volatility and ultimately into the fourth quarter better directionality, i.e. a good size and broad equity rally. In order for this rally to ... «Investorplace.com, Jul 15»
8
Synergistic activity of polarised osteoblasts inside condensations …
In order to enable migration, each pre-osteoblast agent was assigned speed and directionality relative to the focal point. This was achieved by ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
There's activity throughout the soundfield, with some panning and directionality during the more action-oriented moments, with appropriate ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
10
Dollar Bulls See Slow, Steady Gains as Fed Focuses on Rate Move
“There is one major caveat to dollar directionality, and that's a Greece outcome,” said Jennifer Vail, head of fixed-income research at U.S. Bank ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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