DIRECTION
\da͡ɪɹˈɛkʃən], \daɪɹˈɛkʃən], \d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DIRECTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
By Princeton University
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the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants.
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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.
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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.
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The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.
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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o public affairs or of a bank.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants.
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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.
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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.
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The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.
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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o public affairs or of a bank.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Aim at a certain point: the line or course in which anything moves: guidance: command: the body of persons who guide or manage a matter: the written name and residence of a person.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The position of one point in relation to another; relative position; tendency; aim.
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Superintendence; command; order.
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The name and residence of a person; address.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering;—that which is imposed by direction; authoritative instructions; prescription;—name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address;—line or course upon which any thing is moving or aimed to move; line or point of tendency;—a board of directors or managers.
