1. the quality or state of having or showing a particular direction or orientation
Usage: commonly used in technical, scientific, and academic contexts
2. in biology and medicine, the property of a structure or process that is oriented along a specific axis or toward a specific end
Usage: technical; used in developmental biology, neuroscience, and cell biology
3. in physics and engineering, the dependence of a property or effect on the direction in which it is measured or applied
Usage: technical; used in materials science and physics

Examples

• The directionality of the antenna determines how effectively it receives signals.
• Researchers studied the directionality of cell migration during embryonic development.
• The material's directionality affects its strength in different directions.
• Sound waves have directionality that allows us to locate their source.
• The directionality of the river's flow shaped the landscape over centuries.
• In linguistics, directionality refers to the order in which words are processed.
• The directionality of neural connections is crucial for proper brain function.