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1 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
2 train
• opettaa• treenata• totuttaa• jono• juna• tähdätä• seurue• valmentaa• valmistautua• valmentautua• yhde• vuoro• pyrstö• kasvattaa• ketju• harjoitella• harjaannuttaa• harjoittaa• sarja• saattue• suunnata• kulkue• kuntoilla• laahustin• laahus• kouluttaa• koulia• kouluttaa (koira)* * *I trein noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) juna2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) laahus3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) ketju4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) karavaaniII trein verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) harjoitella, valmentaa, kouluttaa2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) tähdätä3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) sitoa•- trained- trainee
- trainer
- training -
3 direct
• oikoinen• oikaista• ohjata• ohjata (teatt.)• ohjata(näytlmää)• opastaa• ohjata (henkilö)• osoittaa• toimittaa• nimetä• johtaa• tähdätä• vilpitön• dominoida• fokusoida• antaa tehtäväksi• asettaa• vallita• välitön• välittömästi• päättää• pyrkiä• rehti• kohdistaa• kohdentaa• lineaarinen• hallita• muodostaa• mutkaton• määrätä• peittelemätön• selvä• suorasukainen• suoraan• suoraan kytketty(tietotekn)• suoranainen• suoraviivainen• suora• suunnata• säätää• kääntää• käskeä• laatia* * *di'rekt 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) suora2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) suora, suorasukainen3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) välitön4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) täysi5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) suoraan alenevassa polvessa2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) suunnata2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) opastaa3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) määrätä4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) ohjata•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory -
4 bias
• herättää ennakkoluuloja• vino-• vinous• vino• epäkeskisyys• ennakkoluulo• ennakkoasenneelectricity• etujännite• esiasetuselectricity• esimagnetointi• esteellisyys• esiviritys• asenteellisuus• vääryys• puolueellisuus• puolueellinen• harhaisuus• harha• mieltymyselectricity• suunnattu esijännite• suuntaus• taivuttaa• yksipuolisuus• poikkeus-• poikkeama* * *1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) ennakkoluulo, puolueellisuus2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) paino2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) vaikuttaa, tehdä puolueelliseksi- biassed- biased -
5 navigate
marine• ohjata laivaa• ohjata• purjehtia• navigoida• seilailla• seilata• suunnistaa* * *'næviɡeit1) (to direct, guide or move (a ship, aircraft etc) in a particular direction: He navigated the ship through the dangerous rocks.) navigoida2) (to find or follow one's route when in a ship, aircraft, car etc: If I drive will you navigate?) antaa ajo-ohjeita•- navigation
- navigator -
6 put
• panna• painaa• ilmaista• työntö• tuottaa• esittää• sijoittaa• arvioida• asetella• asettaa• yhteensä• pukkaus• sanoa• saattaa• sovittaa• laittaa• laskea• latoa• ladella• lausua• pistäytyä• pistää• pistellä* * *putpresent participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) panna2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) esittää3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) muotoilla4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) kirjoittaa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) suunnata•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with -
7 suck
• imeä• imaista• imu• imaisu• imeminen• imeskellä• juoda* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) imeä2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) imeskellä3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) imaista4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) imaisu- sucker- suck up to -
8 lead
• ohjata(jonnekin)• ohjata (johtaa)• opastaa• ohjata• johtoasema• juontaaelectricity• johdin• johtaminen• johdattaa• johdatella• johtaa• johtopaikka• johto• hihna• viedä• viettää• vetää• edeltää• etumatka• etu-• sisäänvienti• sisäänotto• aloittaa• antennijohto• päärooli• pääosa• terätechnology• liitinpiikki• lisätä painoa• peittää• saattaaelectricity• läpivientielectricity• sähköjohto• taluttaa• talutin• talutushihna• yksilankajohto• kuljettaa• kuuluttaa• käydä• kävelyttää• käskeä• kärki• komentaa• lyijyinen• luoti• lyijykatto• lyijy• lyijyttää* * *I 1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) johtaa, ohjata2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) johtaa3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) johtaa4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) johtaa5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viettää2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.)2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.)3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.)4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.)6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?)•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II led noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) lyijy2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) lyijy•- leaden -
9 round
• panos• ripeä• runsas• norkoilla• vartiokierros• erä• askelma• vuoro• pyöristyä• pyörähtää• pyöreämathematics• pyöristää• kehä• kierto• kierros• kiertokäynti• kelpo• kaanon• pelierä• peli• sarja• melkoinen• taakse• tarkastuskierros• takaa• takana• ympäriltä• ympärillä• ympyrä• ympärille• ympäri• ympyriäinen• laukauselectricity• piiri• piiritanssi* * *1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) pyöreä2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) pyöreä2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) ympäri2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) ympäri3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) ympäri4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) ympäri5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) ympärysmitaltaan6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) luokse3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) ympärillä2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) ympäri3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) takana4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) ympäri4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) kierros2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) kierros3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) sarja4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) patruuna5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) kierros6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kaanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) kiertää- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) kiertotie- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
10 strike
• pamauttaa• osua• hyökätä• hyökkäys• iskeytyä• iskeä• tuntua oudolta• työnseisaus• humauttaa• huitoa• huitaista• hosua• vatkata• sivaltaa• ajautua• vaikuttaa• pommiattentaatti• purkaa• raapia• pälkähtää• kaato• hajottaa• musertaa• paukauttaa• sattua• löytää• taputtaa• lakkoilla• lakko• kolauttaa• kosketella• lyöttää• lyönti• lyöda• lyödä• läimäyttää* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) iskeä2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) lakkoilla5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) löytää6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) kiinnittää huomiota, vaikuttaa8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
11 stroke
• olla peräairon soutajana• paklata• höylätä• hyväillä• isku• juova• hieroa• hioa• hivellä• veto• viiva• vetäisy• silitellä• silottaa• silittää• sipaisu• sivellä• siveltimenveto• sively• sipaistamedicine, veterinary• aivohalvaus• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkiä• rajalyönti• tempaus• kauttaviiva• kellonlyömä• kellonlyönti• haroa• halvausmedicine, veterinary• halvauskohtaus• paukku• peräairon soutaja• salamanisku• sukia• syke• tahti• tasoittaa• tasata• lanata• piirto• kosketella• lyönti* * *strəuk I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) isku2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) isku, oikku, potku3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) lyönti4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) piirto5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) veto, lyönti6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) veto7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ei mitään8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) halvauskohtaus•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) silittää2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) -
12 for
• omia• palvella• nimissä• hyväksi• jostakin huolimatta• jonkin takia• jollekulle• tähden• havitella• vastenmielisyys• vartentransport• vapaasti rautatievaunussa• vastaan• edestä• eduksi• eteen• sijasta• sijaan• sillä• ajaksi• asemesta• vuoksi• puolen• puolesta• puolella• puolelle• päästä jonnekin• katsoen• kohden• myötä• soveltua• suhteen• taipumus• takia* * *fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) jollekin, varten2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) johonkin, kohti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) verran4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) jotakin, johonkin5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) jostakin6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) johonkin, varten7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) puolesta8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) puolesta9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) puolella10) (because of: for this reason.) syystä11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) varten12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) johonkin, kohtaan13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) joksikin14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) huolimatta2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) sillä -
13 head
• otsikko• paine• otsikoida• nokat vastakkain• nuppi• johtaja• johtaa• johtava• tähkäphysics• vedenpaine• etupää• esimies• prässin yläleukabuilding / construction industry• pääty• päämies• pää-• pää• päällikkö• rehtori• terä• kanta• kermamarine• keula• kerämarine• kokka• kallo• ylätaso• kruuna• kuontalo• kruunu• kupu• käskeä• kärki• kärkipää• latvus• latvoa• koulunjohtaja* * *hed 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) pää2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) mieli3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) päänmitta4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) päämies, pää-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) pää6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) alkupää7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) yläreuna, pää8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) kärki9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) pää10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rehtori11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) henkeä kohti12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) niemenkärki13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) vaahto2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) olla etunenässä, olla ensimmäisenä2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) johtaa3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) suunnata kulkunsa4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) otsikoida5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) pukata•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
14 quarter
• painomitta• ilmansuunta• jakaa neljään osaan• vartti• asunto• sijoittaalaw• armahdus• armo• vuosineljännes• puoli• kaupunginosa• nelikko• neljännesdollari• neljännesvuosi• neljäsosa• neljännes• majoittaa• maa• suunta• taho• kulmakunta• kulma• piiru• kortteli• kortteeri• kolkka* * *'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) neljännes2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) neljännes8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vähentää neljäsosaan3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
15 to
• rinnalla• saakka• jotakin kohti• jonnekin• jollekin• jotta• tykö• verrata• asti• siirtyä• vaihtua• vailla• päin• kanssa• kohtaan• kohti• kohden• liki• likelle• myöten• per• marssikäsky• matkalla• taipumus• lähelle• luokse• lähettyville• luo* * *1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) johonkin2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) saakka3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) asti4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) jollekin5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) johonkin6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) ksi7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) verrattuna8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.)9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) kiinni2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•
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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
Direction finding — (DF) refers to the establishment of the direction from which a received signal was transmitted. This can refer to radio or other forms of wireless communication. By combining the direction information from two or more suitably spaced receivers… … Wikipedia
Direction of movement — In ballroom dancing (as well as in other types of partner dance), directions of (progressive) movement, in particular, directions of steps, can be indicated either in relation to the room or in relation to the body position. Directions of turns,… … Wikipedia
Spiritual Direction — • Personal guidance according to individual needs. Criticizes excesses at both ends of the spectrum: heavyhanded directors, and people who think that since they have the Holy Spirit they have no need of human help Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
Vertical direction — In astronomy, geography, geometry and related sciences and contexts, a direction passing by a given point is said to be vertical if it is locally aligned with the gradient of the gravity field, i.e., with the direction of the gravitational force… … Wikipedia
No Direction Home (album) — For other uses, see No direction home (disambiguation). No Direction Home Studio album by Nantucket … Wikipedia
Antenna (radio) — Whip antenna on car … Wikipedia
quantum mechanics — quantum mechanical, adj. Physics. a theory of the mechanics of atoms, molecules, and other physical systems that are subject to the uncertainty principle. Abbr.: QM Cf. nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, relativistic quantum mechanics. [1920 25]… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
