directionless
ʃən, ˈdaɪ- noun
1.
the act or an instance of directing.
2.
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.
13.
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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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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