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di·rec·tion (də rek′s̸hən; also dī-)
noun
- the act of directing; management; supervision
- instructions for doing, operating, using, preparing, etc.
- an authoritative order or command
- the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves or lies “north,” “up,” “forward,” and “left” are directions
- an aspect, line of development, way, trend, etc. research in new directions
- Theater
- the director's plan for achieving certain effects, as of acting, lighting, etc.
- the instructions for this to the actors and others
- Music
- a word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played
- the work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.
Etymology: ME direccioun < L directio
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Alternate definitions:
direction
n.
A position
point of the compass, objective, bearing, course, way, orientation, heading, route, path, track, region, area, road, place, spot; see also route 2, way 2.Points of the compass include: north, N, south, S, east, E, west, W, NE, NW, SE, SW, NNE, NNW, SSE, SSW, ENE, ESE, WNW, WSW, E by N, E by S, W by N, W by S, N by E, S by E, N by W, S by W, NE by E, NE by N, NW by N, NW by W, SE by E, SE by S, SW by W, SW by S.
Supervision
management, superintendence, control; see administration 1, regulation 1.An order
charge, regulation, injunction; see command 1.A tendency
bias, bent, proclivity, trend; see drift 1, inclination 1.
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Preposition: of
- rotation: The direction of rotation can be determined using an analyzer, or a polaroid.
Converse of object
- reverse: If the polarity of the voltage is reversed the current changes direction but its size is unchanged.
Adjective modifier
- opposite: The players ' checkers move in opposite directions on a board with 24 spaces.
Modifies a noun
- arrow: Direction arrows may be disabled from the view menu.
Noun used with modifier
- wind: But bad luck and a change in the wind direction brought him down mid ocean, 700 miles from Europe.
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Here I must say, in my eighty-sixth year, I do not feel greatly different from when I was eighty-five. This is my final word. It is time for me to become an apprentice once more. I have not settled in which direction. But somewhere, sometime soon.
We must travel in the direction of our fears.
Time has three dimensions and one positive pitch or direction. It is therefore not so much like any river or any sea as like the Sea of Galilee, which has the Jordan running through it and giving a current to the whole.
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