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directed

[ dih-rek-tid, dahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

guided, regulated, or managed:
a carefully directed program.
subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.
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.
Mathematics. (of an angle or vector) having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.

directed

/ dɪˈrɛktɪd; daɪ- /

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

First recorded in 1530–40; direct + -ed ²

If the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.

What Happened To Director Martin Brest By Matt Patches, Playboy He directed Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and, yes, Gigli.

I had a chance to work with Jean-François Richet, who directed Mesrine.

And what is the great lure toward which all efforts are ultimately directed?

It was the first significant violence directed toward police after weeks of demonstrations across the city.

There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.

He directed the Ninth Symphony, and played twice himself with orchestral accompaniments.

The mind is not allowed to be directed to anything in particular in reading over the pairs.

The Intellect is‌ directed into a particular channel, but to keep it there, all intruders must be excluded.

Ripperda's attention was next directed to put his plan of escape, in train for execution.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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