What does direction mean?
Definitions for direction
dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ-di·rec·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word direction.
Princeton's WordNet
direction, waynoun
a line leading to a place or point
"he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
directionnoun
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
directionnoun
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
"I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, directionnoun
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
management, directionnoun
the act of managing something
"he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
direction, instructionnoun
a message describing how something is to be done
"he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
steering, guidance, directionnoun
the act of setting and holding a course
"a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
commission, charge, directionnoun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
"the judge's charge to the jury"
focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centeringnoun
the concentration of attention or energy on something
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
Wiktionary
directionnoun
The action of directing; pointing (something) towards.
directionnoun
Guidance, instruction.
The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
directionnoun
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
directionnoun
An address.
directionnoun
The path or course of a given movement, or moving body; an indication of the point toward which an object is moving.
Keep going in the same direction.
Etymology: From directio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Directionnoun
Etymology: directio, Latin.
The direction of good works to a good end, is the only principle that distinguishes charity. George Smalridge, Serm.
These mens opinions are not the product of judgment, or the consequence of reason; but the effects of chance and hazard, of a mind floating at all adventures, without choice, and without direction. John Locke.
No particle of matter, nor any combination of particles, that is, no body can either move of itself, or of itself alter the direction of its motion. George Cheyne.
From the counsel that St. Jerome giveth Læta, of taking heed how she read the apocrypha; as also by the help of other learned mens judgments, delivered in like case, we may take direction. Richard Hooker, b. 5. s. 20.
Ev’n now
I put myself to thy direction. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.He needs not our mistrust, since he delivers
Our offices, and what we have to do,
To the direction just. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The nobles of the people digged it by the direction of the law-giver. Numb. xxi. 18.
Mens passions and God’s direction seldom agree. Charles I .
All nature is but art unknown to thee,
All chance, direction which thou can’st not see. Alexander Pope, Ess.General directions for scholastic disputers, is never to dispute upon mere trifles. Isaac Watts, Improv. Mind, p. 113.
ChatGPT
direction
Direction refers to the course or path along which something is moving, pointing, or facing. It also refers to the guidance or instruction on how to do something. In a broader perspective, direction can be the management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation. It can also refer to a course of action or procedure decided or dictated by an authority.
Webster Dictionary
Directionnoun
the act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public affairs or of a bank
Directionnoun
that which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants
Directionnoun
the name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction of a letter
Directionnoun
the line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction
Directionnoun
the body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors
Directionnoun
the pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object
Wikidata
Direction
Direction is the information contained in the relative position of one point with respect to another point without the distance information. Directions may be either relative to some indicated reference, or absolute according to some previously agreed upon frame of reference. Direction is often indicated manually by an extended index finger or written as an arrow. On a vertically oriented sign representing a horizontal plane, such as a road sign, "forward" is usually indicated by an upward arrow. Mathematically, direction may be uniquely specified by a unit vector, or equivalently by the angles made by the most direct path with respect to a specified set of axes.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Direction
(a) The direction of an electric current is assumed to be from a positively charged electrode or terminal to a negatively charged one in the outer circuit. (See Current.) (b) The direction of magnetic and electro-magnetic lines of force is assumed to be from north to south pole of a magnet in the outer circuit. It is sometimes called the positive direction. Their general course is shown in the cuts diagrammatically. The circles indicate a compass used in tracing their course. The magnetic needle tends to place itself in the direction of or tangential to the lines of force passing nearest it. (c) The direction of electrostatic lines of force is assumed to be out of a positively charged and to a negatively charged surface.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
direction
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter and/or observer in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of the spotting line. See also bearing; naval gunfire support; spotter; spotting line.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
direction
See ARC OF DIRECTION.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
direction
In military mechanics, signifies the line or path of a body in motion, along which it endeavors to force its way, according to the propelling power that is given to it.
direction
In gunnery, is that element of pointing which relates to the movement of the piece around an imaginary vertical axis. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object. Elevation is a movement about a horizontal axis.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'direction' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1163
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'direction' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1633
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'direction' in Nouns Frequency: #405
Anagrams for direction »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of direction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of direction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of direction in a Sentence
It will all be revealed in the fullness of time, my guess would be by Wednesday. I mean White House doesn't even come back until Wednesday. I wish I could give you direction. I don't really know what will happen.
We just needed a course correction and part of that was a generally new direction.
I think it's a terrible decision by Justice Cohen based upon the fact that I was directed to handle the matters that I did at the direction of and for the benefit of Donald J Trump and the Trump Organization. Over the course of the weekend I will be evaluating with my counsel whether to file an appeal or not.
While I agree with most of the positions held by the NRA, I have come to believe that, while background checks would not stop every madman with a gun, it is at the very least a step in the right direction toward trying to prevent the kind of tragedy we saw this week in Uvalde — in my beloved, weeping TEXAS, i'm Larry Gatlin, but the 2nd Amendment should not apply to everyone. It's that simple.
You're asking and demanding America to respect your sovereignty when making a decision to do it even if America objects and it's against her interests, you can't go in the opposite direction and force America in when they're here on a drill that was known ahead of time.
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- rigtingAfrikaans
- اتجاهArabic
- йүнәлешBashkir
- напра́макBelarusian
- посо́ка, ръково́дство, направле́ние, управле́ниеBulgarian
- direccióCatalan, Valencian
- režie, směrCzech
- retningDanish
- Richtung, Regie, FührungGerman
- κατεύθυνσηGreek
- direktoEsperanto
- direcciónSpanish
- suundEstonian
- جهت, رژی, کارگردانیPersian
- suuntaFinnish
- ættFaroese
- directionFrench
- àird, seòladh, iùlScottish Gaelic
- בימוי, ניהול, כיווןHebrew
- दिशा, दिHindi
- rendezés, irányHungarian
- ղեկավարում, վարում, ուղղություն, ղեկավարություն, կառավարումArmenian
- arahIndonesian
- átt, stefnaIcelandic
- direzioneItalian
- 方向Japanese
- მიმართულებაGeorgian
- бағытKazakh
- 方向, 지휘, 방향, 감독Korean
- багытKyrgyz
- partemLatin
- vadovavimas, kryptisLithuanian
- virziens, vadība, vadīšanaLatvian
- rarangaMāori
- пра́вец, управу́вање, ре́жија, рако́водство, раково́дење, на́сокаMacedonian
- സംവിധാനം, ദിശMalayalam
- зүгMongolian
- richtingDutch
- produksjon, retning, ledelseNorwegian
- hodeezáNavajo, Navaho
- reżyseria, kierunek, kierowaniePolish
- direçãoPortuguese
- direcziùnRomansh
- direcție, sensRomanian
- режиссу́ра, направле́ние, управле́ние, руково́дствоRussian
- दिशाSanskrit
- smjer, смер, режија, smer, смјер, rȇžijaSerbo-Croatian
- smerSlovak
- smer, režijaSlovene
- drejtimAlbanian
- ledning, regi, riktning, hållSwedish
- mwelekeoSwahili
- ทิศทางThai
- ugur, tarapTurkmen
- yön, yTurkish
- на́прям, напря́мокUkrainian
- yo'nalishUzbek
- phương hướng, 方向, hướngVietnamese
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