direction

direction [də rek′shən; ] also [ dīrek′shən]

n.

[ME direccioun < L directio]

1. the act of directing; management; supervision

2. [usually pl.] instructions for doing, operating, using, preparing, etc.

3. an authoritative order or command

4. the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves or lies [“north,” “up,” “forward,” and “left” are directions]

5. an aspect, line of development, way, trend, etc. [research in new directions]

6. Theater

a) the director's plan for achieving certain effects, as of acting, lighting, etc.

b) the instructions for this to the actors and others

7. Music

a) a word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played

b) the work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.