richting

Definitions of richting
  1. noun
    a line leading to a place or point
    synonyms: hoek, kant, zijde
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    hoek, kant, zijde
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    koers
    general line of orientation
    tendens, tendentie, trend
    a general direction in which something tends to move
    type of:
    fietspad, koerslijn, rijwielpad, route, weg
    an established line of travel or access
  2. noun
    the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    synonyms: hoek, kant, zijde
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    hoek, kant, zijde
    a line leading to a place or point
  3. noun
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    synonyms: hoek, kant, zijde
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    introductiedag
    position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
    kopwind, tegenwind
    a direction opposite to another
    hogerwal
    the direction from which the wind is coming
    lij, lijkant, lijzijde
    the direction in which the wind is blowing
    hemelstreek, kompasrichting, kompasstreek, windhoek, windrichting, windstreek
    any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
    hogerwal
    the side toward the wind
    N.O., NO, noordoosten
    the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
    O.N.O., oostnoordoosten
    the compass point midway between northeast and east
    O.Z.O., oostzuidoosten
    the compass point midway between east and southeast
    Z.O., ZO, zuidoosten, zuidoostenwind, zuidooster
    the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
    Z.Z.W, Z.Z.W., zuidzuidwesten
    the compass point midway between south and southwest
    Z.W., ZW, zuidwesten
    the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
    N.W., NW, noordwesten
    the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
    N.N.W., NNW, noordnoordwesten
    the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
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    inplanting, ligging, positie, ruimte, situatie, stand
    the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
  4. noun
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    synonyms: beweging, stroming
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    Ku-Klux-Klan
    a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people
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    hervormingsbeweging
    a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
    impressionisme
    a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
    syndicalisme
    a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions
    avant-garde, voorhoede
    any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
    cubisme, kubisme
    an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
    dadaïsme
    a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
    expressionisme
    an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
    futurisme
    an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
    naturalisme
    an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
    neoromantiek
    an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature
    nouvelle vague
    an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s
    surrealisme
    a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
    humanisme
    the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
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