direct path
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandpath
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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path
noun[C]
uk/pɑːθ/us/pæθ/
a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something ...
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(Definition ofdirectandpathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdirect path
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A straight channel cuts through old oxbows on adirectpathto the river.
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In the former case, we are satisfying all three of our goals--we are using adirectpathof high utilization and high capacity.
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Hydathodes provide the pathogen adirectpathfrom the leaf margins to the plant vascular system and thus systemic host infection.
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Thus, they can always stay in thedirectpathof the light rays no matter how the spacecraft is pointed.
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However, because it sits in thedirectpathof the driver, the grille interacts with the sound produced.
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He had found adirectpathfrom the human to the divine.
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As beetles become hungrier they tend to move faster, adopting a moredirectpathwith a reduced turning rate.
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However, we are not advocating adirectpathfrom perceptual knowledge to names.
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Note that the model does not include adirectpathfrom the demographic variables to policy attitudes.
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The idea that the quebrada may once have flowed in a moredirectpathto the river is supported by the fact that much of the area has silted in.
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It is intriguing to note that because this route bypasses a lexical stage, it suggests a moredirectpathfrom intonation to grammar, at least in signed languages.
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First, in supporting adirectpathmodel, evidence suggested that interparental conflict increases children's vulnerability to adjustment problems by progressively amplifying their distress and reactivity to subsequent adult conflicts.
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If phrasal stress is heard, each word is accessed separately, and there is adirectpathto the literal phrasal interpretation, which is the intended interpretation in this case.
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However, because this study was not designed to test the applicability of thedirectpathhypothesis for families experiencing interadult domestic violence, definitive conclusions await future research.
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That way lies thedirectpathto revolution.
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The blue snakes will, if you linger too long on adirectpathfrom them, convert into a fireball and charge across the playing field.
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The surprise onslaught wounded 5 members of a 6-man squad caught in thedirectpathof the enemy's thrust.
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Adirectpathbetween the source and ground then results in some short-circuit power loss.
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The non-propagating electric field only gives curved paths about signal direction, but no information about delay times or adirectpathto the source.
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The airport was in thedirectpathof the falling ash from the nearby vents.
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