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Definition of Change of direction
1. Noun. The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented.
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Turn, Reversal, Reverse, Reversion, Turnabout, Turnaround, Change Of Course
Derivative terms: Reorient, Reorient
Lexicographical Neighbors of Change Of Direction
Literary usage of Change of direction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The defense relied on here was that the roe schooner was in fault in not exhibiting
a light on the propeller's change of direction toward* her. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"A striking fact in this connection is that the (stellar) temples frequently
exhibit a change of direction of the principal axis, such as calculation ..."
3. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"... suggests a Change of Direction in Conformance with the Revelation—General
Meade had succeeded Hooker in Command Five Days before Battle— Positions on ..."
4. Higher Mathematics for Students of Chemistry and Physics: With Special by Joseph William Mellor (1902)
"Discontinuity accompanied by Change of Direction. The vapour pressure of a solid
increases continuously with rising temperature, until at its melting point ..."
5. The Useful Arts: Considered in Connexion with the Applications of Science by Jacob Bigelow (1853)
"Continued Rectilinear Motion, Band, Rack, Universal Lever, Screw, Change of
Direction, Toggle Joint. Of Engaging and Disengaging Machinery. ..."
6. Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics: For the Exercise and Manoeuvres of Troops by William Joseph Hardee (1861)
"... this marker, no matter to which side the change of direction is to be made,
will be posted on the opposite side, and he will remain in position till the ..."
7. The Elements of War by Isaac Maltby (1811)
"Change of Direction. This change alludes to fhe line or column ... The change of
direction is effected most generally while in column of march ; as when ..."
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