in all directions

Together, these filaments form a material that can easily contract and expand in all directions.

The key point is the 'in all directions': most structures that we find in nature do not have this property.

The structure that allows the chloroplast to decrease in size in all directions is somewhat similar to that of a Hoberman sphere -- a design patented by Chuck Hoberman in 1988 and used in popular children's toys.

I was in full triangle pose with nothing but blue sky in all directions and the loud whooshing wind.

"It did start off normal, was absolutely fine like any other display, until they started to go in all directions," she added.