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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. relating to or indicating directions in space;
- Example: "a directional microphone"

2. relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal;
- Example: "he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science"

3. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on;
- Example: "felt his mother's directing arm around him"
- Example: "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
[syn: directing, directional, directive, guiding]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

directional \directional\ adj. 1. of or pertaining to direction (definition 2). [WordNet 1.5] 2. serving to indicate direction. [PJC] 3. (Radio) transmitting radio signals in a specific direction, or receiving signals only from a narrow angle of directions, thus serving to indicate the direction from which radio signals are coming. Used of antennas; as, a directional antenna. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

directional adj 1: relating to or indicating directions in space; "a directional microphone" [ant: omnidirectional] 2: relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; "he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science" 3: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn: directing, directional, directive, guiding]