Direct — Di*rect , a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct — may refer to: Direct current, a direct flow of electricity Direct examination, the in trial questioning of a witness by the party who has called him or her to testify Direct sum of modules, a construction in abstract algebra which combines… … Wikipedia
Direct — Di*rect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Directing}.] 1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance. [1913 Webster] 2. To point… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct 8 — Launched 31 March 2005 Owned by Groupe Canal+ Picture format 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) Audience share 2.4% (October 2011 … Wikipedia
Direct.h — is the header in the C POSIX library for the C programming language that contains constructs for directory manipulation. Member functions External references* [http://www.digitalmars.com/rtl/direct.html Digital mars on direct.h] … Wikipedia
Direct — Di*rect , v. i. To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide. [1913 Webster] Wisdom is profitable to direct. Eccl. x. 10. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Direct — Di*rect , n. (Mus.) A character, thus [?], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
DIRECT — For other uses, see Direct (disambiguation). For the rockets proposed as part of the DIRECT architecture, see Jupiter (rocket family). DIRECT is a proposed alternative heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA s Vision for Space… … Wikipedia
direct — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French directer, from Latin directus straight, from past participle of dirigere to direct more at dress Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. obsolete to write (a letter) to a person b. to mark… … New Collegiate Dictionary
DIRECT — ECTE. adj. Droit, qui ne fait aucun détour. Mouvement direct. Chemin direct. Voie, route directe. En ligne directe. Il s emploie aussi figurément. Attaque directe. Reproche direct. Argument direct. Il signifie particulièrement, Immédiat, qui… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
Direct X — Microsoft DirectX Entwickler: Microsoft Corporation Aktuelle Version: 10.1 (März 2009 Build) … Deutsch Wikipedia
