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orientation Definition

ori·en·ta·tion (ôr′ē en tā′s̸hən, ōr′-)

noun

  1. an orienting or being oriented
    1. position with relation to the points of the compass
    2. the planning of church architecture so that the altar is in the east end
  3. familiarization with and adaptation to a situation or environment; specif.,
    1. Psychol. awareness of one's environment as to time, space, objects, and persons
    2. a period or process of introduction and adjustment
  4. a tendency to respond or act in a certain way with respect to a particular person, situation, phenomenon, etc. one's sexual orientation
  5. Biol. the position or change of position of an organism or part under a stimulus such as gravity or light
  6. Chem.
    1. the position and arrangement of atoms or radicals in a molecule
    2. the ordering of molecules, crystals, etc. so that the axes point in a particular direction
orientation Synonyms

orientation

n.

familiarization, bearings, introduction; see adjustment 1, introduction 3, 4.

orientation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • axis: Geometric softening depends heavily on the orientation of the tensile axis within the crystal.
  • ax: The largest principal stress is bigger than any of the components found from any other orientation of the axes.

Converse of object

  • perceive: Sexual orientation includes homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality and also includes perceived orientation.
  • differ: The UK apparently was no longer a multi-cultural society with differing sexual orientations.
  • determine: Other methods of determining the machines orientation can be examined for applications where sighting the unit is not suitable.

Adjective modifier

  • sexual: There exists a range of sexual orientations among the human community.
  • theoretical: The research may have a practical or theoretical orientation.
  • spatial: White matter facilitates the transfer of information across the brain, thus creating an individual's sense of spatial orientation.
  • preferred: The preferred orientation is established by consideration of the following points in order.
  • crystallographic: The picture shows the crystallographic lattice orientation of the germanium FFC crystals.

Modifies a noun

  • tour: Enjoy an orientation tour of the beautiful city of Lucerne.
  • matrix: It may be necessary to derive a new orientation matrix for this image.
  • sensor: Rotating the photos can be automated if your camera sports an orientation sensor.

Noun used with modifier

  • clave: The more instrument patterns you can recognize, the more likely you are to work out the clave orientation quickly and definitely.
  • portrait: The text data will be written to portrait orientation pages.
  • one-week: Term 1 Term 1 begins with an initial one-week orientation period for all students.
  • crystal: Larger values suggest errors in cell parameters or crystal orientation.
  • fiber: Fiber aspect ratio and fiber orientation distribution in molded components, influence of mold geometry and molding conditions.
  • arrival: Flights BUNAC will arrange your group flight to coincide with your arrival orientation.
orientation Quotes

   The threat to morale comes not from the orientation of a few, but from the closed minds of the many.

—Robb, Charles S(pittal)