two-way
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two-way
- /ˈtu.weɪ/
Where it comes from
From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”).
adjective
- Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
- Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.
- Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving. The inner power cars are brake second class compartment coaches; the guard has means of both bell and two-way telephone communication with the driving compartment.
- Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
- Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways. There are increasing examples of Indigenous-led research, and "two-way" collaborative research between scientists and Indigenous land custodians.
- Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
- Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate. A two-way chart; a two-way table.
noun two-ways
- A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.
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adj moving in both directions
| 中文 | 双向的 |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αμφίδρομος amfídromos |
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title = {two-way},
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