Orientation

//ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The determination of the relative position of something or someone. countable
  2. 2
    a course introducing a new situation or environment wordnet
  3. 3
    The relative physical position or direction of something. countable
  4. 4
    the act of orienting wordnet
  5. 5
    The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end. uncountable
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  1. 6
    a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships wordnet
  2. 7
    An inclination, tendency or direction. countable
  3. 8
    a predisposition in favor of something wordnet
  4. 9
    The ability to orient, or the process of so doing. countable

    "The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation."

  5. 10
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs wordnet
  6. 11
    An adjustment to a new environment. countable
  7. 12
    position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions wordnet
  8. 13
    An introduction to a (new) environment. countable
  9. 14
    An introduction to a (new) environment.; Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait. countable
  11. 16
    Ellipsis of sexual orientation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "And now, I want to help other asexual people to embrace their orientation without an instilled core of self-doubt."

  12. 17
    The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space. countable
  13. 18
    The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface. analytic, countable

Etymology

From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.

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