By observing the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, researchers can determine the direction of prevailing wind currents across the continent.
通过观察帝王蝶的迁徙模式，研究人员可以确定大陆上盛行风气流的方向。
Each arm can taste, touch, and even make certain decisions on its own, letting the animal probe several crevices at once without central direction.
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Sociologist Owen Bright points out that people with higher life satisfaction to begin with may simply be more likely to choose to volunteer, meaning the causal arrow could run in the opposite direction from what Park proposes.
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Honeybees communicate the location of food sources to their hive-mates through a series of movements known as the waggle dance, in which the angle and duration of the dance correspond to the direction and distance of the food relative to the sun.
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Which choice best defines “direction”?
D — The course or path on which something is moving or pointing. “direction” means the course or path on which something is moving or pointing.
Which word means “the course or path on which something is moving or pointing”?
B — direction. “direction” means the course or path on which something is moving or pointing.
direction — the course or path on which something is moving or pointing. In Chinese: 方向.
direction is pronounced /dəˈrɛkʃən/.
By observing the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, researchers can determine the direction of prevailing wind currents across the continent. (通过观察帝王蝶的迁徙模式，研究人员可以确定大陆上盛行风气流的方向。)
course, bearing, trajectory — all close in meaning to direction (the course or path on which something is moving or pointing).
Yes. direction is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.