One-way
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wʌn.weɪ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: One-way is an adjective meaning Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional.
Meaning
Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional.
More Meanings
- Allowing travel in only one direction.
- (computer science) Of a function: easy to compute for every input, but hard to invert given the image of a random input.
- (agriculture) To use a disc harrow to turn the soil and kill weeds, in preparation for planting seeds.
Example Sentences
one-way mirror
I bought a one-way ticket to Leeds.
The town centre is now a system of one-way streets.
Traditional feedback collection through pen-and-paper questionnaires and oral reports usually only supplies one-way feedback, from student to teacher.
Word Forms
- one-ways
- one-waying
- one-wayed
Synonyms for one-way
Depending on context, synonyms include unidirectional.
Antonyms for one-way
Common opposites include two-way, bidirectional, round-trip, return.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unidirectional, vehicular, suicide, unilateralist, univocal, unilateral.
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