Counterdirectional

Quick meaning: Counterdirectional is an adjective meaning Of or related to the opposite direction.

Meaning

Of or related to the opposite direction.

Example Sentences

When set in motion the floating frame assumes a definite counterdirectional motion, imparted by the unbalanced forces.

There is a close connection between the counterdirectional meaning and the restitutive meaning: a counterdirectional movement leads one back to a place, or rather, many places where one was earlier.

Givón can be credited with initiating the theoretical discussion of unidirectionality as it is allegedly argued in his 1975 work that counterdirectional change is simply not attested (Chao 1968b: 96).

We consequently predicted that the leading copy will be more transcribed than the lagging copy when transcription and replication are codirectional, while the lagging copy will be more expressed when they are counterdirectional.

Antonyms for counterdirectional

Common opposites include codirectional.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include counterpositional, counterinformational, directional, counterionic, contrapuntal, oppositional.

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