directed

American  

[dih-rek-tid, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ- /

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.

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directed British  

/ 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

• directedness noun
• overdirected adjective
• self-directed adjective
• well-directed adjective

Etymology

Origin of directed

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

Example Sentences

It was directed by that Michael Bay, and in it, an Alexander Hamilton super-fan is eating a peanut butter sandwich when his phone rings.

From Los Angeles Times

They are filmmakers, each of whom has directed, in succession, the biggest box-office moneymaker of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal

After local officials lobbied, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which directed the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

In his address to parliament, Ramaphosa said he had directed the chiefs of the police and army to draw up a plan on where "our security forces should be deployed within the next few days".

From BBC

The government directed manufacturers to include it on all new phones and tablets starting last September, and it claimed 75 million users by December.

From Barron's

Related Words

• conducted