directionality
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di·rec·tion·al
(dĭ-rĕk′shə-nəl, dī-)adj.
1. Of or indicating direction: an automobile's directional lights.
2. Electronics Capable of receiving or sending signals in one direction only.
3. Relating to guidance in effort, behavior, or thought: directional training.
n.
A directional signal.
di·rec′tion·al′i·ty (-shə-năl′ĭ-tē) n.
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Noun 1. directionality - the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity"
radial asymmetry - the absence of symmetry about an axis
2. directionality - the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; "the directionality of written English is from left to right"
spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space
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