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kaksisuuntainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kaksi (two) +‎ suunta (direction) +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑksiˌsuːntɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝ks̠iˌs̠uːn̪t̪ɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uːntɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kaksi‧suuntai‧nen

Adjective

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kaksisuuntainen (not comparable)

  1. bidirectional, two-way (moving in two directions)
    kaksisuuntainen katutwo-way street
  2. (telecommunications) duplex, full duplex, two-way (permitting communication in two directions)
  3. (psychiatry) bipolar (relating to or having bipolar disorder)
  4. (statistics, of a test) two-tailed

Declension

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Possessive forms of kaksisuuntainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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See also

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Noun

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kaksisuuntainen (informal)

  1. Clipping of kaksisuuntainen mielialahäiriö (bipolar disorder).

Declension

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Possessive forms of kaksisuuntainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Further reading

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