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directed

[ dih-rek-tid, dahy- ]

adjective

  1. guided, regulated, or managed:

    a carefully directed program.

  2. subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.
  3. pointed, aimed, or sent toward a place or object:

    Rooms need to have high air exchange rates, rapid air velocities, and directed airflows to minimize particle concentration.

  4. Mathematics. (of an angle or vector) having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.


directed

/ daɪ-; dɪˈrɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. maths (of a number, line, or angle) having either a positive or negative sign to distinguish measurement in one direction or orientation from that in the opposite direction or orientation
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·𳦳··Ա noun
  • ··徱·𳦳· adjective
  • -徱·𳦳· adjective
  • ɱ-徱·𳦳· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of directed1

First recorded in 1530–40; direct + -ed 2
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The suspects also directed the purchase and destruction of two statues the victim had created depicting Xi and Xi’s wife, according to prosecutors.

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who directed prosecutors to seek capital punishment, said in April that Mr Thompson's death was "an act of political violence".

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“These decisions generated threats directed at the judges that warranted protective service details,” the U.S.

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“Who at the State Bar directed ACS Ventures, a psychometric company with no background in writing bar exam questions, to author multiple-choice questions that would appear on the bar exam?” she said on LinkedIn.

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Bolsonaro has been ordered to stand trial after charges that he directed an alleged right-wing coup attempt after he lost the 2022 presidential election to the left-wing President Lula da Silva.

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