Direction
noun
The way in which someone or something moves or faces.
He left in the direction of home.
noun
The management or guidance of someone or something.
Her business thrived under her direction.
noun
A person's instructions.
He followed directions to assemble the furniture.
Often appears as...
- follow directions
- give directions
noun
The goal towards which a person or thing moves.
The company needs a new direction.
noun
A line or course along which something is moving in space.
The direction of the vector is shown.
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Technical
noun
The act of aiming or pointing something in a particular direction.
He sent the ball in the direction of the goal.
noun
The act of directing a film, play, or piece of music.
He received an award for best direction.
noun
The way in which someone or something moves or faces.
He left in the direction of home.
noun
The management or guidance of someone or something.
Her business thrived under her direction.
noun
A person's instructions.
He followed directions to assemble the furniture.
Often appears as...
- follow directions
- give directions
noun
The goal towards which a person or thing moves.
The company needs a new direction.
noun
A line or course along which something is moving in space.
The direction of the vector is shown.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The act of aiming or pointing something in a particular direction.
He sent the ball in the direction of the goal.
noun
The act of directing a film, play, or piece of music.
He received an award for best direction.
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Direction
Refers to the actual movement or orientation of a person or object in space.
The storm moved in a northern direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Direction vs Destination
'Direction' is the course taken; 'destination' is where it ends up.
She walked in the direction of the park, but her destination was the library nearby.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Direction
Refers to the actual movement or orientation of a person or object in space.
The storm moved in a northern direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Direction vs Destination
'Direction' is the course taken; 'destination' is where it ends up.
She walked in the direction of the park, but her destination was the library nearby.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Direction
Refers to the actual movement or orientation of a person or object in space.
The storm moved in a northern direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Direction vs Destination
'Direction' is the course taken; 'destination' is where it ends up.
She walked in the direction of the park, but her destination was the library nearby.
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Chris Milk: How virtual...
And you feel present in the world that you're inside and you feel present with the people that you're inside of it with. So, I'm going to show you a demo of a virtual reality a full-screen version of all the information that we capture when we shoot virtual reality. So we're shooting in every direction. This is a camera system that we built
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How the food you eat...
and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients.
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Why are some people...
until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world, 50% of the population would be left-handed. But human evolution has been shaped by cooperation, as well as competition. And cooperative pressure pushes handedness distribution in the opposite direction.
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The evolution of the...
Being cupped, rather than flat, enables it to better sense the direction of the incoming light. Among its other uses, this ability allows an organism to seek out shade and hide from predators. Over the millenia, as such light cups grew deeper in some organisms, the opening at the front grew smaller.
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Can you solve the...
not wasting a single kiloliter of fuel. It also helps us to think symmetrically so they can make shorter trips in either direction while setting the professor up for a long unsupported stretch in the middle. Here's his solution. All three planes take off at noon flying west,
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How did Polynesian...
canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells, which typically flow northeast or southeast. By day, navigators could identify direction
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Finding Little Owls in...
And the shape of that face is really helpful for. Angling the sound ah it's just flown down again, Angling the sound and all into the direction of the owl's face. and going into those asymmetrically organized ears, So it can perfectly pinpoint where that prey
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How to understand power...
Law number power is like water. It flows like a current through everyday life. Politics is the work of harnessing that flow in a direction you prefer. Policymaking is an effort to freeze and perpetuate a particular flow of power.
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A message from the next...
music videos such as the song what makes you beautiful by one direction and my Furby boom die which is a die that lives with me like my bed all this inspiration around me gives me ideas and motivates
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Not Afraid to Ask for...
come on instead of watching the students helping a lost couple with directions you were watching a couple of pickpockets helping
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Chris Milk: How virtual...
And you feel present in the world that you're inside and you feel present with the people that you're inside of it with. So, I'm going to show you a demo of a virtual reality a full-screen version of all the information that we capture when we shoot virtual reality. So we're shooting in every direction. This is a camera system that we built
Video examples
How the food you eat...
and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients.
Video examples
Why are some people...
until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world, 50% of the population would be left-handed. But human evolution has been shaped by cooperation, as well as competition. And cooperative pressure pushes handedness distribution in the opposite direction.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
Being cupped, rather than flat, enables it to better sense the direction of the incoming light. Among its other uses, this ability allows an organism to seek out shade and hide from predators. Over the millenia, as such light cups grew deeper in some organisms, the opening at the front grew smaller.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
not wasting a single kiloliter of fuel. It also helps us to think symmetrically so they can make shorter trips in either direction while setting the professor up for a long unsupported stretch in the middle. Here's his solution. All three planes take off at noon flying west,
Video examples
How did Polynesian...
canoe builders, priests, chanters, and hula dancers. Navigators were keen observers of the natural world. They were abundantly familiar with trade wind-generated ocean swells, which typically flow northeast or southeast. By day, navigators could identify direction
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
And the shape of that face is really helpful for. Angling the sound ah it's just flown down again, Angling the sound and all into the direction of the owl's face. and going into those asymmetrically organized ears, So it can perfectly pinpoint where that prey
Video examples
How to understand power...
Law number power is like water. It flows like a current through everyday life. Politics is the work of harnessing that flow in a direction you prefer. Policymaking is an effort to freeze and perpetuate a particular flow of power.
Video examples
A message from the next...
music videos such as the song what makes you beautiful by one direction and my Furby boom die which is a die that lives with me like my bed all this inspiration around me gives me ideas and motivates
Video examples
Not Afraid to Ask for...
come on instead of watching the students helping a lost couple with directions you were watching a couple of pickpockets helping
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
The beauty of love, as far as I'm concerned, is it makes you better. It makes you stronger. It gives you direction. It gives you understanding of what life is and what we've been given.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don't give nobody a hard time.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.
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Richard Dean Anderson
American Actor
I'm not big on reading directions. I can't do that. I'm just not from that world.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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Joseph Joubert
French Writer
The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
What's missing from the world is a sense of direction.
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Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
The real world is not in one direction.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
The beauty of love, as far as I'm concerned, is it makes you better. It makes you stronger. It gives you direction. It gives you understanding of what life is and what we've been given.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don't give nobody a hard time.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.
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Richard Dean Anderson
American Actor
I'm not big on reading directions. I can't do that. I'm just not from that world.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
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Joseph Joubert
French Writer
The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
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Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
What's missing from the world is a sense of direction.
Quote examples
Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
The real world is not in one direction.
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