"determine direction" is a grammatically correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It means to figure out or decide on a particular course of action or path. Example: The team had to determine the direction of their project before moving forward with any plans.
Elastic scattering kinematics allows one to determine direction and energy spectrum of the primary neutron flux.
The Mississippians oriented Cahokia's centre in a true east-west fashion, using site lines and the positions of the sun, moon and stars to determine direction accurately.
He said he pulled full rudder, full flaps -- the hinged surfaces on the tail and wings that determine direction and altitude -- and got no response.
Using a set of three of these sensors, the device can determine direction of the Earth's magnetic field, and hence it's orientation.
The resulting Microsoft Research device, a prototype phone called Menlo, packs a suite of sensors: an accelerometer to detect movement, a side-mounted compass to determine direction, and a barometric pressure sensor to track changes in altitude.
Further, it seems unlikely that a single approach will be found to determine direction of causality, and the specification and validation of hypothesized mechanisms will involve a variety of different types of evidence.
For processing the seismic signals, we investigate two distinct algorithms, both of which process data collected at a single measurement station comprising a triaxial accelerometer, to determine direction-of-arrival.
In order to determine directions of the edge we need to infer a temporal ordering of the reaction events.
After this final attempt, however, the idea of determining direction was scrapped.
Having determined direction and magnitude of in situ stresses, we find safe mud window to design a stable borehole.
Unfortunately, hardworking, academically gifted young people are kind of lazy when it comes to determining direction.
