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directional
adjective
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
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dɪˈɹɛkʃənəl
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adjective
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
“Felt his mother's directing arm around him”
adjective
Relating to or indicating directions in space
“A directional microphone”
adjective
Relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal
“He tried to explain the directional trends of modern science”
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Felt his mother's directing arm around him
The directional role of science on industrial progress
A directional microphone
He tried to explain the directional trends of modern science
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