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Orientation

noun
/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 23.7

Definitions

1.nounThe determination of the relative position of something or someone.
2.nounThe relative physical position or direction of something.
3.nounThe construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
4.nounAn inclination, tendency or direction.
5.nounThe ability to orient.
"The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation."
6.nounAn adjustment to a new environment.
7.nounAn introduction to a (new) environment.
8.nounThe direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
9.nounThe choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
10.nounThe designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.

Synonyms

orientation courseorientedreorientationdirectionalalignmentpositioningpositionpathfindertrajectoryoutlookapproachdirectionality

Antonyms

disorientation

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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