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direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

signboard collapse: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

guidepost collapse: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

fist collapse: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

signpost collapse: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way; mark with a signpost, as of a path

pointer collapse: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game; an indicator as on a dial

arrow collapse: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

needle collapse: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel); a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument; goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"; prick with a needle

westward collapse: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"

orientation collapse: the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

heading collapse: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

sunset collapse: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun; the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon; of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"

direction collapse: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"; a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"; a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"; the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

sunrise collapse: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

east collapse: the countries of Asia; the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River; the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the east; to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

west collapse: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America; the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River; English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820); United States film actress (1892-1980); British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983); the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the west; to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

stimulation collapse: the act of arousing an organism to action; any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

recommendation collapse: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

compass collapse: navigational instrument for finding directions; drafting instrument used for drawing circles; the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"; bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

animation collapse: the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"; the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

economically collapse: with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"; with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

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