orientation
NounUS[aw-ree-en-tey-shuhn]/ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (6)
- the act of orientingType of placement, location
- an integrated set of attitudes and beliefsType of attitude, mental attitudeKinds position, political orientation, reorientation, wavelength, religious orientation, unorthodoxy, experimentalism, orthodoxy
- position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directionsType of directionKinds vertical, attitude, horizontal, quarterAttribute of horizontal, vertical, inclined
- a predisposition in favor of something“a predilection for expensive cars”“his sexual preferences”“showed a Marxist orientation”Synonyms: predilectionpreferenceType of predisposition
- a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationshipsType of self-awareness
- a course introducing a new situation or environmentSynonyms: orientation courseType of course, course of studyKinds pre-orientation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
O′ri·en·ta′tion noun
Origin: Cf. F. orientation.
1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially Architecture, the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.
4. Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter.— Ward, Lester Frank
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54