relative direction
information contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another, disregarding distance
rotational direction
possible direction or sense of a circular motion
line of sight
normally unobstructed line between an observer and an object of interest, such as a stage, arena, or monument
profile
orientation to the side, in a two-dimensional depiction
port
left side of a vessel in direction of travel
crystallographic orientation
relative direction of a crystallite in space with respect to another, disregarding distance
meridional
flowing north-south or along directions of longitude
afferent
carrying something toward the center of a body part
efferent
carrying something away from the center of a body part
Qibla
direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during salat
vertical direction
direction that is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; direction connecting "up" and "down"
vertical direction
direction that is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; direction connecting "up" and "down"
distal
distant from the main mass of the body, the hand is distal from the arm
body relative direction
direction that is dependent on the orientation of an observer (up, down, right, left, forwards or backwards)
strike
type of angle in geology
ecliptic longitude
astronomical coordinate
close hauled
Sailing technique
Down train line
Direction toward the end of the line in railroads and roads
Nauruan navigational system
a way of expressing direction used in Nauru: consists of the relative directions poe, pago, pawa, and pwiju, along with Ganokoro and Arijeijen
optic axis of a crystal
birefringence-free direction of light transmission
downstream
data sent from a network service provider to a customer
Axially
Adjective (geometry)
inner loop
annulus direction
upstream
the direction opposite the flow in a river or other body of running water
transverse
direction perpendicular to the direction of a ship's travel
outer loop
direction
upside down
orientation/direction
points of sail
direction of travel under sail relative to true wind direction over surface
diagonal
line segment joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon or polyhedron
Up train line
direction toward the starting point in railroads and roads
grain line
orientation of warp yarns in woven textiles
gaze towards the viewer
sometimes-distinguishing characteristic of portraiture
starboard
right side of a vessel in direction of travel
directionality
End-to-end chemical orientation of a single strand of nucleic acid
zonal and meridional
directions of fluid flow on a globe
zonal
direction east-west
Upstream and downstream
terms meaning relative to the direction that transcription takes place
upstream
direction in which data can be transferred from the client to the server (uploading)
page orientation
the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing
proximal
close to the main mass of the body: the arm is proximal to the hand
downstream
direction in relation to river or other body of running water