direction

noun

information in geometry and in mechanics contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another reference point, without information about their relative distance
artistic direction of a performance work, film or television show
provide direction, provide instruction/guidance (not cardinal directions!)

Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ / /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ / /dɪˈɹek.ʃən/

Etymology: From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
“Keep going in the same direction.”
“Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.”
A general trend for future action.
Guidance, instruction.
“The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.”
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
“The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.”
The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
“I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships. I shall buy up some good Life Assurance shares, and cut into the Direction.”
A person's address.
“Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.”