in+an+opposite+direction

  • 21direction */*/*/ — [daɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] , [dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] the place that someone or something moves, faces, or points towards Are you sure we re going in the right direction?[/ex] The wind has changed direction.[/ex] We drove off in the direction of the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 22opposite lock — The act of turning the wheels to avoid a skid by steering in the opposite direction to which the vehicle is going. If the tail of the vehicle swings out to the left in a skid, you should correct the problem by turning the steering fully to the… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 23Opposite 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

  • 24direction — n. course 1) the opposite; right; wrong direction supervision 2) under smb. s direction guidance 3) to give direction to * * * [d(a)ɪ rekʃ(ə)n] right wrong direction [ course ] the opposite [ guidance ] to give direction to [ supervision ] under… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25Opposite (semantics) — In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here… …

    Wikipedia

  • 26opposite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, exact, precise, total, very ▪ polar OPPOSITE + VERB ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 27opposite — 1. adjective /ˈɒpəzɪt,ˈɑpəsɪt/ a) located directly across from something else, or from each other She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road. b) facing in the other direction They were moving in opposite directions. 2 …

    Wiktionary

  • 28Opposite category — In category theory, a branch of mathematics, the opposite category or dual category Cop of a given category C is formed by reversing the morphisms, i.e. interchanging the source and target of each morphism. Doing the reversal twice yields the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 29opposite — /ˈɒpəsət / (say opuhsuht) adjective 1. placed or lying over against something else or each other, or in a corresponding position from an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room; opposite to our house. 2. contrary or… …

  • 30Direction 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