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direction

Definition:

(nou) a line leading to a place or point (nou) the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (nou) a general course along which something has a tendency to develop (nou) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action (nou) the act of managing something (nou) a message describing how something is to be done (nou) the act of setting and holding a course (nou) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something (nou) the concentration of attention or energy on something

Phonetic Transcription:

dɪˈrekʃən

Examples:

Regardless of the direction of time, ordered states tend to become disordered.

The direction of oscillation is along the direction of travel.

It makes the direction of propagation point in the opposite direction.

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