two-way

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Allowing traffic in two directions.
2. (not-comparable) Moving or occurring in opposite directions.
3. (not-comparable, usually) Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
4. (not-comparable, usually) Involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
5. (not-comparable) Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
6. (not-comparable) Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
7. (not-comparable, usually) Having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.

Noun

A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

Synonyms

two-part

two-party

bidirectional

duplex

reversible

bipartizan

bipartisan

bipartite

reciprocal

two-dimensional

bilateral

bipolar

two directions

both directions

bidirection

ovonic

reciprocatory

two-circuit

two-direction

two-way street

both-way

twin-channel

mutualist

Translations

wederzijds

duplex

gegen

wechselseitig

bilatéral

biparti

bipartisan

a doppio senso

tweezijdig

bidirecional

bilateral

iki kollu

iki taraflı

مزدوج

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: twiweġ

In summary

From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“intersection, junction of two roads”).