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directed — adj. 1. having a specified direction; often used in combination; as, goal directed. [WordNet 1.5] 2. marked with a destination; of mail or parcels; as, I throw away all mail directed to resident . Opposite of {unaddressed}. Syn: addressed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Directed — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
directed — adjective Date: 1891 1. subject to supervision or regulation < a directed reading program for students > 2. having a positive or negative sense < directed line segment > • directedness … New Collegiate Dictionary
directed — directedness, n. /di rek tid, duy /, adj. 1. guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program. 2. subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc. 3. Math. having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned. [1530 40; DIRECT … Universalium
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directed verdict — see verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. directed verdict … Law dictionary
Directed ortho metalation — (DoM) is an adaptation of electrophilic aromatic substitution in which electrophiles attach themselves exclusively to the ortho position of a direct metalation group or DMG through the intermediary of an aryllithium compound [1]. The DMG… … Wikipedia
Directed Studies at Yale University — is a selective humanities study program for freshmen. It follows the Great Books of the Western tradition, and resembles Princeton University s Interdisciplinary Approaches to Western Culture, Columbia University s Core Curriculum, The University … Wikipedia
Directed mutagenesis — Directed mutagenesis, also known as directed mutation, is a hypothesis proposing that organisms can respond to environmental stresses through directing mutations to certain genes or areas of the genome. The hypothesis was first proposed in 1988… … Wikipedia
