orientation

[ awr-ee-uh n-tey-shuh n, -en-, ohr- ]

/ ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr- /

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noun

the act or process of orienting.

the state of being oriented.

an introduction, as to guide one in adjusting to new surroundings, employment, activity, or the like: New employees receive two days of orientation.

Psychology, Psychiatry. the ability to locate oneself in one's environment with reference to time, place, and people.

one's position in relation to true north, to points on the compass, or to a specific place or object.

the ascertainment of one's true position, as in a novel situation, with respect to attitudes, judgments, etc.

Chemistry.

the relative positions of certain atoms or groups, especially in aromatic compounds.
the determination of the position of substituted atoms or groups in a compound.

Origin of orientation

First recorded in 1830–40; orientate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM orientation

o·ri·en·ta·tive, adjective non·o·ri·en·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby orientation

oriental topaz, orientalia, orientalism, orientalize, orientate, orientation, oriente, orienteer, orienteering, orienting reflex, orienting response

Example sentences from the Web for orientation

This is an inverse Pietà, and something of a sexual anarchist; she ardently refuses to be oriented in an orientation.

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Uber recruited the drivers off Craigslist, gave them a background check and 45 minute orientation.

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The letter also asserts that the ads were simply responding to a public discussion of Zuckerman's sexual orientation.

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Most newspapers of the day openly aligned with one political party or the other and made no secret of their orientation.

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More than these qualities, though, was their orientation toward compromise with the Palestinians.

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This shows a connection between the orientation of the egg in the wall of the ovary and its stratification.

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After this orientation and location of position, one can deduce from the map everything there is to know in regard to directions.

Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army |War Department.
Perhaps Harkness, too, had the flyer's indefinable power of orientation.

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Not only were no two cities alike in their orientation systems, but the same city would often vary from section to section.

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Generally the head faces towards the south, but no invariable rule seems to have been observed as to its "orientation."

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British Dictionary definitions for orientation

orientation

/ (ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of orienting or the state of being oriented

position or positioning with relation to the points of the compass or other specific directions

the adjustment or alignment of oneself or one's ideas to surroundings or circumstances

Also called: orientation course mainly US and Canadian

a course, programme, lecture, etc, introducing a new situation or environment
(as modifier)an orientation talk

psychol the knowledge of one's own temporal, social, and practical circumstances in life

basic beliefs or preferences sexual orientation

biology the change in position of the whole or part of an organism in response to a stimulus, such as light

chem the relative dispositions of atoms, ions, or groups in molecules or crystals

the siting of a church on an east-west axis, usually with the altar at the E end

Derived forms of orientation

orientational, adjective

Medical definitions for orientation

orientation

[ ôr′ē-ən-tā′shən ]

n.

The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

Location or position relative to the points of the compass.

The relative position of one atom with respect to another to which it is connected.

Sexual orientation.

Introductory instruction concerning a new situation.

Awareness of the objective world in relation to one's self.

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