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Direction is defined as the path that something takes, the path that must be taken to reach a specific place, the way in which something is starting to develop or the way you are facing.

(noun)

An example of direction is when you go right instead of left.
An example of direction is knowledge of where you are going and how to get where you want to end up.
An example of direction is when a plan starts to go wrong.
An example of direction is when you climb to the top of a mountain and can see 360 degrees around you.

See direction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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
1. the director's plan for achieving certain effects, as of acting, lighting, etc.
2. the instructions for this to the actors and others
Music
1. a word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played
2. the work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.

Origin: ME direccioun < L directio

See direction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or function of directing.
Management, supervision, or guidance of an action or operation.
The art or action of musical or theatrical directing.
Music A word or phrase in a score indicating how a passage is to be played or sung.
An instruction or series of instructions for doing or finding something. Often used in the plural.
An authoritative indication; an order or command.
a. The distance-independent relationship between two points in space that specifies the angular position of either with respect to the other; the relationship by which the alignment or orientation of any position with respect to any other position is established.
b. A position to which motion or another position is referred.
c. A line leading to a place or point.
d. The line or course along which a person or thing moves.
The statement in degrees of the angle measured between due north and a given line or course on a compass.
A course or area of development; a tendency toward a particular end or goal: charting a new direction for the company.