Direction may refer to:
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Body relative direction
Body relative directions (also known as egocentric coordinates) are orientation (geometry), geometrical orientations relative to a body such as a human person's body or a road sign.
The most common ones are: left and right; forward and backwar ...
, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down
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Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pr ...
for those used in anatomy
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List of ship directions
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Cardinal direction
The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four main compass directions: north (N), south (S), east (E), and west (W). The corresponding azimuths ( clockwise horizontal angle from north) are 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°.
The ...
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Bearing (navigation)
In navigation, bearing or azimuth is the horizontal angle between the direction of an object and north or another object. The angle value can be specified in various angular units, such as degrees, mils, or grad. More specifically:
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Mathematics and science
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Direction vector, a unit vector that defines a direction in multidimensional space
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Direction of a subspace of a Euclidean or affine space
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Directed set
In mathematics, a directed set (or a directed preorder or a filtered set) is a preordered set in which every finite subset has an upper bound. In other words, it is a non-empty preordered set A such that for any a and b in A there exists c in A wit ...
, in order theory
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Directed graph, in graph theory
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Directionality (molecular biology)
Directionality, in molecular biology and biochemistry, is the end-to-end chemical orientation of a single strand of nucleic acid. In a single strand of DNA or RNA, the chemical convention of naming carbon atoms in the nucleotide Pentose, pentose- ...
, the orientation of a nucleic acid
Music
* For the guidance and cueing of a group of musicians during performance, see
conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...
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''Direction'' (album) a 2007 album by The Starting Line
* Direction Records, a label began by
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed Pop music, pop, Swing music, swing, Folk music, folk, rock and roll, and country music.
Darin started ...
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Direction (record label), a record label in the UK in the late 1960s, a subsidiary of CBS Records, specialising in soul music
* ''
Directions: The Plans Video Album'', a DVD video album made of videos inspired by songs from indie rock/pop band Death Cab for Cutie's album ''Plans''
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''Directions'' (Miles Davis album), 1981
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''Directions'' (PC Quest album), 1992
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''Directions'' (Norman Blake album), 1978
* "Direction", a song by the band Interpol, released as a B-side off the ''
Six Feet Under'' soundtrack
Other uses
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''Directions'' (film), a 2017 Bulgarian film
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Film direction, the creative aspect of filmmaking
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Stage direction, in theater
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Writing direction, of writing systems
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Alexander technique for Direction, a concept in the Alexander Technique
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Directions (delegated legislation), a form of delegated legislation
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Direction – Social Democracy, a major political party in Slovakia
*Directionality (
Cetanā), a mental factor in Buddhism
See also
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Director (disambiguation)
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