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• Direction vector — In mathematics, a direction vector that describes a line segment D is any vector where A and B are two distinct points on the line D. If v is a direction vector for D, so is kv for any nonzero scalar k; and these are in fact all of the direction… …   Wikipedia

• opposite — [äp′ə zit, äp′əsit] adj. [OFr < L oppositus, pp. of opponere: see OPPONENT] 1. set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction: often with to 2. characterized by hostility or resistance 3.… …   English World dictionary

• Opposite Track Path — (OTP) is a term used in optical DVD technology, allowing fast switching from layer 0 to layer 1. A dual layer DVD with Opposite Track Path means that layer 0 is written in a spiral track starting at the inside of the disc, whereas the layer 1… …   Wikipedia

• direction — di|rec|tion [ dı rekʃən, daı rekʃən ] noun *** ▸ 1 way something is moving/facing ▸ 2 way someone/something changes ▸ 3 purpose ▸ 4 instructions ▸ 5 control/management ▸ 6 where something is from ▸ 7 directing of movie/play ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• direction */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] / US / UK [daɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms direction : singular direction plural directions 1) a) [countable] the path that someone or something moves along when going towards a place Are you sure we re going in the right… …   English dictionary

• opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …   Universalium

• direction — noun 1 where to/from ADJECTIVE ▪ same ▪ They were both going in the same direction. ▪ different, opposing, opposite, reverse, separate (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• opposite — op|po|site1 W2S2 [ˈɔpəzıt US ˈa:p ] prep 1.) especially BrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other ▪ The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. ▪ on the wall opposite the door see usage note ↑front1 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• opposite — op|po|site1 [ apəzıt ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) completely different: These proposals would have the opposite effect to the one intended. from the opposite direction: The car smashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• opposite — 1 preposition if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. | It s easy to find there s a church just opposite my house. 2 adjective 1 as different as possible from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• opposite — I UK [ˈɒpəzɪt] / US [ˈɑpəzɪt] adjective [usually before noun] *** 1) across from or on the other side of someone or something On the opposite side of the road from the school was the church. A picture on the opposite page caught her attention.… …   English dictionary