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position vs direction

direction vs position

position and direction both are nouns.

position is a verb but direction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, direction is a hyponym of position; that is, direction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  • direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
position (noun) direction (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of managing something
a job in an organization the act of setting and holding a course
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another the concentration of attention or energy on something
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a message describing how something is to be done
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. a line leading to a place or point
a rationalized mental attitude the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) direction (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between position and direction

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