Meaning
2 sensesIndicating direction.
relating to or indicating directions in space
Of or relating to guidance or help.
Examples
2 sentencesPuppeteers control the huge beasts from backstage, sending directional instructions by remote control.
Each arm of the eyeglass frame has an array of four tiny directional microphones.
Origin
From direction + -al.From direction + -al.
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Forms
more directional, most directional| Comparative | more directional Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most directional Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
35 related wordsDerivedambidirectionalauto-directionalbidirectionalcodirectionalcontradirectionaldirectional casedirectional derivativedirectional drillerdirectional gyrodirectional interchangedirectionalizedirectionallydirectional magnetismdirectional paddirectional selectiondirectional signaldirectional stabilityequidirectionalheterodirectionalhomodirectionalisodirectionalmonodirectionalmultidirectionalnondirectional
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.