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GUIDANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of setting and holding a course
Example:
a new council was installed under the direction of the king
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("guidance" is a kind of...):
control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guidance"):
driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
aim (the action of directing something at an object)
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
celestial guidance (a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies)
inertial guidance; inertial navigation (a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces)
command guidance (a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile)
terrestrial guidance (a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of guiding or showing the way
Synonyms:
guidance; steering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("guidance" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Derivation:
guide (be a guiding or motivating force or drive)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Synonyms:
counsel; counseling; counselling; direction; guidance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("guidance" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guidance"):
guideline; road map (a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action)
career counseling (counseling on career opportunities)
cynosure (something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners))
genetic counseling (guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children)
marriage counseling (counseling on marital problems and disagreements)
confidential information; hint; lead; steer; tip; wind (an indication of potential opportunity)
Context examples:
This gene plays a role in heparin/heparin sulfate biosynthesis, axon guidance and biogenesis/cell organization.
(EXT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A health professional who is licensed to do certain medical procedures under the guidance of a doctor.
(PA, NCI Dictionary)
So with advice and guidance both for this world and the next did my mother, with her soft, warm arms around me, prepare me for the great step which lay before me.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Under the guidance of the French squire the party passed down two narrow corridors.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
We went; following the superintendent's guidance, we had to thread some intricate passages, and mount a staircase before we reached her apartment; it contained a good fire, and looked cheerful.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia's guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
This allele, which encodes neuropilin-1 protein, is involved in several processes, including, angiogenesis, axon guidance, cell survival, and migration.
(NRP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A person trained and qualified to provide comprehensive diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic medical care and services to patients under the guidance of the physician.
(Physician assistant, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes neuropilin-2 protein, is involved in the mediation of signal transduction associated with cardiovascular development, axon guidance, and tumorigenesis.
(NRP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A person trained in both psychology and theology who can provide psychological and spiritual guidance to individuals and families.
(Pastoral counselor, NCI Thesaurus)
