| Subject | English | German |
| industr. | cross-machine direction | Quermaschinenrichtung |
| tech. | machine direction | Laufrichtung |
| immigr., tech. | machine direction | Längsrichtung |
| tech., industr., construct. | machine direction | Maschinenrichtung |
| polygr. | machine direction | Druckrichtung |
| industr., construct. | machine direction profile | Längsprofil |
| tech., industr., construct. | working direction of a garnetting machine | Arbeitsrichtung eines Fadenöffners |
| tech., industr., construct. | working direction of a gilljam carding machine | Arbeitsrichtung eines Droussier-Krempels |
| tech., industr., construct. | working direction of a tearing machine | Arbeitsrichtung eines Reißers |