| allotment |
in the U.S. military, the portion of a person's salary authorized for payment directly to another party, such as a dependent. [1/2 definitions] |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| architrave |
in architecture, the lowermost beam resting directly on supporting columns. [1/2 definitions] |
| Argand burner |
an oil or gas burner having a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick, through which air is conducted directly to the flame. |
| attic |
the space in a house directly underneath the roof. |
| bang |
exactly; directly. [1/11 definitions] |
| buckboard |
a small uncovered carriage with a flexible wooden frame attached directly to the axles. |
| clairvoyance |
the supposed supernatural ability to perceive events that have not yet occurred or things not directly available to the five senses. [1/2 definitions] |
| come to grips with |
to deal with directly; cope with. [1/2 definitions] |
| corollary |
in mathematics, a proposition whose proof directly follows in one or a few steps from the proof of another proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| corporal punishment |
punishment inflicted directly on the body of the offender, such as flogging. |
| covariance |
in statistics, a measure of how two variables are related, equal to the product of the deviation of each variable from its mean. In positive covariance, the two variables (such as temperature and air conditioner use) are directly related and follow the same trend. In negative covariance, the two variables (such as temperature and heater use) are inversely related and follow opposite trends. |
| crude oil |
petroleum that comes directly from under the ground and has not been refined. |
| datum |
any fact directly observed. [1/2 definitions] |
| democracy |
a form of government in which power ultimately rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. [1/3 definitions] |
| direct tax |
a tax collected by the government directly from the person who must pay it, such as income tax or property tax. |
| divine right of kings |
the doctrine that a monarch's right to rule comes directly from God, not from the people. |
| due |
precisely; directly. [1/7 definitions] |
| endocrine |
of a gland, releasing a secretion directly into the bodily fluids, as do the thyroid and adrenals, rather than through ducts. [2/4 definitions] |
| epicenter |
the point on the earth's surface directly above the central source of an earthquake. |
| farmers' market |
a public market at which farmers sell fresh produce directly to consumers, and which often includes other vendors who sell handcrafted products. |