Definition of Change of direction

1. Noun. The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented.

Exact synonyms: Reorientation
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Turn, Reversal, Reverse, Reversion, Turnabout, Turnaround, Change Of Course
Derivative terms: Reorient, Reorient

Lexicographical Neighbors of Change Of Direction

change-of-pace ball
change-of-venue
change-up
change by reversal
change course
change form
change hand
change hands
change horses in midstream
change integrity
change intensity
change magnitude
change management
change of color
change of course
change of direction (current term)
change of heart
change of innings
change of integrity
change of life
change of location
change of magnitude
change of mind
change of shape
change of state
change of tack
change of venue
change one's mind
change one's tune
change order

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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