ETYM Latin directio: cf. French direction.
1. A general course along which something has a tendency to develop.
2. A line leading to a place or point; SYN. way.
3. A message describing how something is to be done; SYN. instruction.
4. The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.
centering · charge · commission · counsel · counseling · counselling · focal point · focus · focusing · focussing · guidance · instruction · management · steering · way