Orientation
[,ɔːrɪən'teɪʃ(ə)n;,ɒr-] or [orɪɛn'teʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of orienting.
(noun.) a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships.
(noun.) an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs.
(noun.) position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions.
Typist: Vivienne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
(n.) The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
(n.) An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.
(n.) Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
Editor: Patrick
Examples
- Among other things, this orientation of the temples served to fix and help the great annual festival of the New Year. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The fact of orientation links up with the fact that there early arose a close association between various gods and the sun and various fixed stars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So, at least, one explanation of orientation is found by such students of orientation as Sir Norman Lockyer. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Willa