1. the act of setting and holding a course Example : a new council was installed under the direction of the king
2. the act of managing something 3. the concentration of attention or energy on something 4. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action 5. a message describing how something is to be done Example : I gave directions faster than they could follow them.
6. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something 7. a line leading to a place or point Example : They looked the other direction.
8. a general course along which something has a tendency to develop Example : I could not follow the direction of their thoughts.
9. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves Example : We checked the direction and velocity of the wind.
Translation for "direction"
direction meaning in Spanish : dirección direction meaning in German : Richtung direction meaning in Japanese : 方向 direction meaning in Turkish : yön direction meaning in Chinese : 方向 direction meaning in Arabic : اتجاه direction meaning in Polish : kierunek direction meaning in Hindi : दिशा direction meaning in French : direction direction meaning in Russian : направление direction meaning in Tamil : திசையில் direction meaning in Telugu : దిశ