Omnidirectional refers to the notion of existing in every direction. Omnidirectional devices include:
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Omnidirectional antenna
In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna (electronics), antenna which radiates equal radio power in all directions perpendicular to an Cartesian coordinate system, axis (azimuthal directions), with power varying wi ...
, an antenna that radiates equally in all directions
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VHF omnidirectional range
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Station (VOR) is a type of short-range VHF radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a VOR receiver to determine the azimuth (also radial), referenced to magnetic north, between the a ...
, a type of radio navigation system for aircraft
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Omnidirectional camera
In photography, an omnidirectional camera (from "omni", meaning all), also known as 360-degree camera, is a camera having a field of view that covers at least a full circle ( 360°) in the horizontal plane, up to a full sphere ( 1 spat).
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, a camera that can see all 360 degrees around it
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Omnidirectional treadmill
An omnidirectional treadmill (ODT) is a mechanical device, similar to a typical treadmill, that allows a person to perform locomotive motion in any direction, allowing for 360 degrees of movement. The ability to move in any direction is how thes ...
, a treadmill that allows a person to walk in any direction without moving
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Omnidirectional microphone, a microphone that can hear from all directions
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Mecanum wheel
A Mecanum wheel is an wikt:omnidirectional, omnidirectional wheel design for a land-based vehicle to move in any direction. It is sometimes called the Swedish wheel or Ilon wheel after its inventor, Bengt Erland Ilon (1923–2008), who conceived ...
, a specially designed wheel that allows movement in any direction, such as that used by many robots in the RoboCup Small Size League
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Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle, an electrically operated vehicle that can fly in any direction
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