spatial relation vs direction

direction vs spatial relation

spatial relation and direction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spatial relation	Yes	No	No	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hyponym of spatial relation; that is, direction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spatial relation:

spatial relation: 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

Other hyponyms of spatial relation include occlusion, inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt, gradient, slope, arrangement, placement, point of view, coincidence, dead center, dead centre, centrality, marginality, anteriority, posteriority, externality, outwardness, inwardness, malposition, misplacement, northernness, southernness, horizontality, erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalness, slot, elbow room, room, way, angular position.

spatial relation (noun)	direction (noun)
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated	the act of managing something
	the act of setting and holding a course
	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

Difference between spatial relation and direction

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