Definitions for Orientation
ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, -ɛn-, ˌoʊr-ori·en·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. orientationnoun

   the act of orienting

2. orientationnoun

   an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

3. orientationnoun

   position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

4. predilection, preference, orientationnoun

   a predisposition in favor of something

   "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

5. orientationnoun

   a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships

6. orientation course, orientationnoun

   a course introducing a new situation or environment

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. orientationnoun

   The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.

2. orientationnoun

   A position relative to compass bearings

3. orientationnoun

   The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end

4. orientationnoun

   An inclination, tendency or direction

5. orientationnoun

   The ability to orient

6. orientationnoun

   An adjustment to a new environment

7. orientationnoun

   An introduction to a (new) environment

8. orientationnoun

   The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait

9. orientationnoun

   The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orientation

   Orientation refers to the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding about a specific subject, environment, or situation. It involves familiarizing oneself with important details, concepts, principles, or practices relevant to the topic at hand in order to navigate, adapt, and function effectively within a given context. Orientation can occur in various contexts, including but not limited to, new employee onboarding, academic program introductions, cultural immersion, and personal development activities.

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Orientation

   "Orientation" is the third episode of the second season of Lost and the 28th episode overall. The episode was directed by Jack Bender, and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Craig Wright. It first aired on October 5, 2005 on ABC. Jack Shephard, John Locke and Kate Austen learn about the mysterious hatch from Desmond Hume. On the other side of the island, Michael Dawson, James "Sawyer" Ford and Jin-Soo Kwon are imprisoned by people they believe to be the "Others."

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Orientation

   Awareness of oneself in relation to time, place and person.

Matched Categories

1. • Attitude
   • Course
   • Direction
   • Placement
   • Predisposition
   • Self-awareness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Orientation' in Nouns Frequency: #2697

How to pronounce Orientation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Orientation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orientation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orientation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Orientation in a Sentence

1. Robert Weiss:

   It allows us to better articulate who has a problem and who doesn't, and it takes it out of the hands of the client or the culture or the church and puts it squarely on the science, it tells us that this is unrelated to sexual orientation or gender identity, and we didn't have that before. It takes out all that judgment.

2. Elie Seidman:

   As our team discussed the ability to add your orientation to your profile and display it, the conversation quickly shifted to focus on how this could put users in some areas at risk. Before rolling out Orientations more widely, we wanted to build an update to address this and work with the experts to do so.

3. Michelle Paradise:

   ' Star Trek' has always made a mission of giving visibility to underrepresented communities because Star Trek ' believes in showing people that a future without division on the basis of race, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation is entirely within our reach.

4. Mark Wahlberg:

   We made the movie to continue Joe's journey and continue to open hearts and minds of people to be accepting and tolerant of people, no matter where they come from, what their sexual orientation is, race, religion, any of those things you want.

5. Verber Salazar:

   There is no place for hate in our community. No one should be victimized because of Jeremy Wayne Jones race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion, these types of crimes are reprehensible and my administration will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law to hold those who perpetrate hate accountable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Orientation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orientation
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Orientation