"directional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/, /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/ Forms: more directional [comparative], most directional [superlative]
Etymology: direction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|direction|al}} direction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} directional (comparative more directional, superlative most directional)
  1. Indicating direction.
    Sense id: en-directional-en-adj-NXZFWguY
  2. Of or relating to guidance or help.
    Sense id: en-directional-en-adj-sicyckXM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: bi-directional, uni-directional Derived forms: auto-directional, directional case, directional driller, directional gyro, directional magnetism, directional pad, directional signal, directional stability, multi-directional, omnidirectional

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/, /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/ Forms: directionals [plural]
Etymology: direction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|direction|al}} direction + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} directional (plural directionals)
  1. Something that indicates direction, such as a vehicle's turn signal. Derived forms: human directional Related terms: blinker, indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal
    Sense id: en-directional-en-noun-sFg66uUo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 10 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 16 57

Inflected forms

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