direction
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ʃən, ˈdaɪ- noun
1.
the act or an instance of directing.
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3.
the point or region itself: The direction is north.
4.
a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith.
5.
a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought.
6.
Usually, directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake.
7.
order; command.
8.
management; control; guidance; supervision: a company under good direction.
9.
a directorate.
10.
the name and address of the intended recipient as written on a letter, package, etc.
11.
decisions in a stage or film production as to stage business, speaking of lines, lighting, and general presentation.
12.
the technique, act, or business of making such decisions, managing and training a cast of actors, etc.
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the technique, act, or business of directing an orchestra, concert, or other musical presentation or group.
14.
Music. a symbol or phrase that indicates in a score the proper tempo, style of performance, mood, etc.
15.
a purpose or orientation toward a goal that serves to guide or motivate; focus: He doesn't seem to have any direction in life.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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direction (dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of directing or the state of being directed |
| 2. | management, control, or guidance |
| 3. | the work of a stage or film director |
| 4. | the course or line along which a person or thing moves, points, or lies |
| 5. | the course along which a ship, aircraft, etc, is travelling, expressed as the angle between true or magnetic north and an imaginary line through the main fore-and-aft axis of the vessel |
| 6. | the place towards which a person or thing is directed |
| 7. | a line of action; course |
| 8. | the name and address on a letter, parcel, etc |
| 9. | music the process of conducting an orchestra, choir, etc |
| 10. | music an instruction in the form of a word or symbol heading or occurring in the body of a passage, movement, or piece to indicate tempo, dynamics, mood, etc |
| 11. | (modifier) maths |
| a. (of an angle) being any one of the three angles that a line in space makes with the three positive directions of the coordinate axes. Usually given as α, β, and γ with respect to the x-, y-, and z-axes | |
| b. (of a cosine) being the cosine of any of the direction angles | |
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Word Origin & History
direction
c.1400, "orderly arrangement;" c.1500 as "action of directing," from L. directionem, noun of action from dirigere (see direct). Of plays, films, etc., from 1938. Meaning "course pursued by a moving object" is from 1660s.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Both of these together make the torque larger in the direction that makes it roll to the left.
Make sure the direction-of-travel arrow is pointed the right way, otherwise you'll end up going in exactly the opposite direction.
The dragon with the empty mouth would be located in the direction opposite from which the earthquake came.
At the direction of the governor, my university has announced plans to temporarily furlough employees later this fiscal year.
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