orientation

nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən//
Canada//ˌoɹiɛnˈteɪʃən//
Australia//ˌoː.ɹi.ənˈtæɪ.ʃən//

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

noun

1
The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
2
The relative physical position or direction of something.
3
The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
4
An inclination, tendency or direction.
5
The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.
The homing instinct in pigeons is an example of orientation.
6
An adjustment to a new environment.
7
An introduction to a (new) environment.
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An introduction to a (new) environment. Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
9
The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
10
The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
11
The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented; the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
12
Variant of sexual orientationEllipsis of sexual orientation.
And now, I want to help other asexual people to embrace their orientation without an instilled core of self-doubt.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin orientembor. French orient Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French orienter Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French orientationbor. English orientation From French orientation. By surface analysis, orient + -ation.

Forms

plural: orientations

orient · Usually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of…Orient · Usually preceded by the: a region or a part of the world to…Oriental · Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.

orientation · The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

origin · The beginning of something.Origin · the State of Origin series (an annual best-of-three rugby…original · Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.

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